The White House, the president is not going to approve the Keystone pipeline. What's your reaction to that? I think that's a smart decision. I think it's the right decision. That project [Keystone pipeline] was going to have the United States and our communities take all the risk for a pipeline from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico, which would be an export. That oil would not be for the United States. It would be for foreign purchasers such as China and other countries. So I think he made the right decision. (00:19–00:28)
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