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David McKinley: “Technology has really moved, so if it worked back 30, 40 years ago, I don't understand, unless there is another agenda…”

On the recordDecember 1, 2011
Technology has really moved, so if it worked back 30, 40 years ago, I don't understand, unless there is another agenda here--and that is a little bit more sinister--about why we are not allowing this to progress and putting our people back to work.
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David McKinley
Republican · West Virginia

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McKinley argues that technological advancements should allow oil development to progress.

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