Political Quotes

“This is an article that just recently appeared in the paper about how South Dakota is bringing up objections to the pipeline, and they want to do due process with their public utility commission to make sure this project meets the criteria of environmental and safety concerns and security concerns that State wants to see met. The reason this is still an issue in South Dakota is because part of the pipeline will go through South Dakota. There have been many changes since the original proposal was put forth, and people in South Dakota want to know exactly what these changes are and exactly how they will go through the process. In fact, one Native American tribe representative who was objecting said: The company is not just asking to recertify its old project. They are going a step beyond that that is not allowed by law. So there are people who want them to go through the normal process because siting of a pipeline of this nature is of great concern to local residents, to property owners.…”