The announcement to delay a decision until after next year's election to me appears to be blatantly political.
Ed Whitfield: “The announcement to delay a decision until after next year's election to me appears to be blatantly political.”
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Whitfield accuses the President of making a politically motivated delay on the pipeline decision.
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