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Henry Waxman: “Our goal is not to switch seats on a sinking ship.”

On the recordDecember 1, 2011
Our goal is not to switch seats on a sinking ship.
Said by
Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Waxman criticizes merely shifting oil dependency from one source to another.

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