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John Hoeven: “They should be working on a voluntary basis with landowners.”

Featuring: John Hoeven, Republican | U.S. Senate North Dakota

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Published | Video Starts at 1:09:59

… but you, you're saying you would not be supportive of them using eminent domain with land orders in either North Dakota or neighboring states to complete that pipeline. That's correct. They should be working on a voluntary basis with landowners. And you're right. I mean, obviously it's up, it's a state and local issue, it's a siting issue. (1:09:59–1:10:03)

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Asserts that pipeline projects should negotiate voluntarily with landowners rather than using eminent domain.

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