Waxman Questions Witness on Keystone XL Project

Ranking Member Waxman's line of questioning at Subcommittee hearing on legislation to short-circuit an ongoing decision-making process and pressure the Department of State into approving a massive new oil pipeline, called Keystone XL, which would carry a sludge made from tar sands through the middle of America. This project would raise gas prices, endanger water supplies, and increase carbon emissions.

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The Subcommittee on Energy and Power held the eighth day of its hearing on "The American Energy Initiative" on Monday, May 23, 2011, at 3:00 p.m. in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing focused on the Discussion Draft of the North American Made Energy Security Act of 2011.

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