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On the recordJune 9, 2008
If the oil companies aren't going to invest in alternative fuels and do other kinds of things to change the energy equation for the American people, then -- then those taxes need to come back into the pocketbook of -- of people who will invest.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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Discussing the need for oil companies to invest in alternative fuels and the implications for tax policy.

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