12/16/2013
https://www.congress.gov...
"You're saying you're willing to build all kinds of pipelines, but you're unwilling to build a pipeline that will bring 830,000 barrels a day into this country from our closest friend and trading partn..."
"From an energy standpoint the concept of North American energy independence isn't this a plan that gives us the opportunity to truly get to all of the above?"
"this is a $7 billion private sector investment, not one penny of government spending"
"That's not the case. I just explained to you the pipeline that would help us bring the oil from my State down to the refineries."