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On the recordJanuary 24, 2012
Well, Ms. Jones, reading directly from the Federal Environmental Impact Statement, it says, 'As a result of these considerations, the Department of State does not regard the no action alternative, that is, not to build the pipeline, we do not regard that alternative to be preferable to the proposed project.'
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Ed Whitfield
Republican · Kentucky

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Whitfield cites the Environmental Impact Statement to argue for the pipeline's approval.

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