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Mr. Lynch has never voted against Emergency Supplementals to keep the wars going.

Just a Few Reasons Why a Democratic Senate Hopeful is Backpedaling on Tar Sands
by Jamie Henn
Published on Thursday, April 11, 2013 by 350.org

A year ago, Rep. Stephen Lynch was an ardent supporter for the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. Now, he just seems confused.

Lynch is running against Rep. Ed Markey in the Democratic primary for John Kerry's old Senate seat in Massachusetts. With no serious Republican candidate in the race, the primary will likely determine the election. But Lynch has run into trouble over his support for the controversial Keystone XL pipeline.

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In January 2012, Lynch was interviewed by Jim Braude on NECN and offered the following unequivocal support for KXL:

LYNCH: Look, I'm for the Keystone pipeline. I think we have the technology. We've had it since the 10th century BC, to make oil go through a pipe. if the president is serious about needing enough time -- 60 days is a very short time to review a project of this size, this is a 1,700 mile pipeline.