AOC Suggests Wells Fargo Should Pay for Cleanup of Any Keystone Spills Because They Provided Financing

‘So, hypothetically, if there was a leak from the Dakota Access Pipeline, why shouldn’t Wells Fargo pay for the cleanup of it, since it paid for the construction of the pipeline itself?’

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OCASIO-CORTEZ: "So, hypothetically, if there was a leak from the Dakota Access Pipeline, why shouldn’t Wells Fargo pay for the cleanup of it if -- since it paid for the construction of a pipeline itself?" 
SLOAN: "Because we don’t operate the pipeline. We provide financing to the company that’s operating the pipeline.”

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