John Thune: “The president did when he took office was kill the Keystone…”

“Sure. I mean, I think that was a. I would support it. I think that was a big mistake in the first place. It was really the first thing The president did when he took office was kill the Keystone XL pipeline after literally hundreds of millions of dollars had been invested. And if you think about it, it's bringing energy from an ally, from Canada, a friend, through a Pipeline and getting it to places that we need it here in the United States.” (07:12–07:21)

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