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Lisa Murkowski: Yes, obviously. I also want to point out that a sizable percentage of our deficit balance of payments, as the Senator…

On the recordOctober 31, 2001
Yes, obviously. I also want to point out that a sizable percentage of our deficit balance of payments, as the Senator knows, is the cost of imported oil.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Discussing the impact of imported oil on the deficit during a Senate debate.

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