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Lee Terry: “So, politics of the extreme put us in this position. But let's ask, who benefits from this oil coming into the United…”

On the recordFebruary 15, 2012
So, politics of the extreme put us in this position. But let's ask, who benefits from this oil coming into the United States from our partner, Canada, and being refined and used in the United States of America? If we have this, everyone benefits in our Nation. If we don't have this pipeline to displace the oil, who wins? Venezuela, which continues to send us 900,000 barrels per day, and Saudi Arabia. Our reliance just grows for these nations' oil supplies. That's who wins, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela.
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Lee Terry
Nebraska
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Feb 15, 2012

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