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Barack Obama: Right now a company called TransCanada has applied to build a new pipeline to speed more oil from Cushing to…

On the recordMarch 21, 2012
Right now a company called TransCanada has applied to build a new pipeline to speed more oil from Cushing to state-of-the-art refineries down on the Gulf Coast. And today I'm directing my administration to cut through the red tape, break through the bureaucratic hurdles, and make this project a priority.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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President Obama announces a directive to expedite the Keystone Pipeline project.

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