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Niki Tsongas: I would like to say, first, that energy infrastructure is critical to our economy; yet we cannot simply give the fossil…

On the recordJuly 19, 2017
I would like to say, first, that energy infrastructure is critical to our economy; yet we cannot simply give the fossil fuel industry carte blanche to build pipelines without robust public reviews. I yield 1\3/4\ minutes to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Beyer).
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Niki Tsongas
Massachusetts
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Jul 19, 2017

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