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On the recordMarch 19, 2012
this Keystone debate is really kind of goofy because we only spent 3 1/2 years to study it.
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

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Shimkus criticizes the prolonged debate over the Keystone project despite thorough studies and approvals.

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