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On the recordJanuary 24, 2012
This bill just turns the United States into a middleman in a multi-national oil deal between Canada, South America, Europe, or China.
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Ed Whitfield
Republican · Kentucky

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Whitfield criticizes the bill for making the U.S. a middleman in international oil dealings.

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