Ed Whitfield actually said...

If we are going to go to the extreme lengths of legislating the construction of an environmentally-destructive pipeline to benefit a Canadian company, we should at least be sure that we in the United States can realize the energy security and consumer benefits that we have been told the project will bring.

Context

Whitfield emphasizes the need for U.S. benefits from the pipeline project.

01/24/2012

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