Tom Harkin actually said...

I want to applaud you, Senator Murkowski, for recognizing this in your proposed language that requires any proposed offshore oil and gas production, to use pipelines to shore-based facilities rather than tanker transportation across Arctic waters.

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Harkin praises Murkowski's proposal for safer oil transport methods in the Arctic.

08/19/2009

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