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On the recordJanuary 24, 2012
the message that the President's denial of this permit sent the world is that the far left of the environmental community is now in charge of our energy and foreign policy.
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Ed Whitfield
Republican · Kentucky

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Whitfield criticizes the President's decision on the pipeline, suggesting it empowers environmentalists.

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