Oklahoma Congressman: ExxonMobil "should be patted on the back" for Arkansas oil spill

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ExxonMobil’s recent oil spill dumped some 200,000 gallons into Mayflower, Arkansas, killed wildlife, and caused 22 homes to be evacuated. As the Natural Resources Committee takes up another bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) argued at a hearing that the spill is more evidence the Keystone XL pipeline is a safe bet for Americans. 

In fact, Exxon has been heavily criticized for its public dismissal of the harm and scope of the spill. And thanks to a technicality, the company can avoid paying taxes toward the federal Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund — an exemption that applies to most tar sands crude.

It’s really easy for the Republicans to pat big oil companies on the back, when they are already kneeling down behind them kissing their ass.

What?! How is the fact that Exxon had yet ANOTHER spill proof that we should let them construct a giant pipeline through our wildlife?