Waxman: “Are you calling the Koch brothers during the recess?”

[A-Schwarzenegger]

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/oh-snap-congressmen-brawl-over-subpoenaing-koch-brothers-to-testify-on-keystone-pipeline/

‘I’m The Chairman!’ Congressmen Brawl Over Subpoenaing Koch Brothers To Testify On Keystone Pipeline

Congressional throwdown! In a heated hearing Wednesday on Capitol Hill, Democratic Congressman Henry Waxman called upon the billionaire Koch brothers to be subpoenaed over their alleged monetary interests in the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. Republican Congressman Ed Whitfield angrily cut off Waxman. “We’re not going to be subpoenaing the Koch brothers … because the Koch brothers have nothing to do with this project,” Whitfield snapped.

“Point of order!” Waxman exclaimed. “You cut me out in the middle of a sentence!”

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[CurtEastPoint]

1. Whitfield is on the oil industry's rolls

Contributions to him: low, average and high estimates of contributions: Whitfield, Ed (R-KY) $200,002 $350,001 $500,000

[gateley]

3. And probably a little extra testy after Obama's call to stop Congressional insider trading.

[rhett o rick]

2. Good for Waxman. nm

[JBoy]

4. Good theatre. Waxman was clearly getting under his skin.

I could tell that Whitfield was *this* close to blowing his top. You could hear the rage suppression in his voice.

His deflection by spouting off Hannity talking points about Solyndra was lame.

[pacalo]

5. I'll bet Whitfield spent that 10-minute recess calling one of the Koch brothers, just as Rep. Waxman

suspected.

[KansDem]

6. "...because the Koch brothers have nothing to do with this project,” Whitfield snapped."

Horseshit!

Consider these two offices in Wichita, Kansas

Koch Industries, Inc.
4111 E. 37th St N
Wichita, KS 67220

Trans Canada Keystone Pipeline
8200 E 34th Cir N #1603
Wichita, KS 67226

3 miles apart. Riiiight, Kochs won't have anything to do with the pipeline...

Oh, and consider this--

The good folks over at InsideClimateNews have been tracking the assault by Koch Industries on the environmental and health regulations and global climate science.

Now they’ve come across a link between Koch Industries and the Keystone XL Pipeline project and tar sands oil development. And the link was sitting there in plain sight.

Much of the focus on the tar sands oil extraction and the various legs of the Keystone XL Pipeline was naturally on the companies that extracted the oil and the companies involved in the pipeline construction and operation. But the obvious question was, who’s buying the tar sands oil and shipping it through the pipeline? Well, the answer is, an affiliate of Koch Industries. From InsideClimateNews:

--more--
http://firedoglake.com/2011/10/05/report-koch-industries-oil-affiliate-has-major-interest-in-tarsands-keystone-xl-pipeline/

I would say Rep. Whitfield is a liar...

[A-Schwarzenegger]

7. Thanks.

[Ellipsis]

8. Koch company declared 'substantial interest' in Keystone XL pipeline

Koch Brothers has Partnership Agreement with ONEOK who is Tied to Keystone XL and TransCanada, ONEOK’s Gas Pipelines Connected to TransCanada’s Oil Pipelines the Potential Fireball and Ruptured Pipelines

http://fredericacade.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/koch-brothers-has-partnership-agreement-with-oneok-who-is-tied-to-keystone-xl-and-transcanada-oneoks-gas-pipelines-connected-to-transcanadas-oil-pipelines-the-potential-fireball-and-ruptured-pip/



Koch company declared 'substantial interest' in Keystone XL pipeline

Document filed with Canada's Energy Board appears to cast doubt on claims by Koch Industries that it has no interest in the controversial pipeline
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/oct/05/koch-keystone-xl-pipeline