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Henry Waxman: “So when we hear Republicans saying, 'Produce more oil,' they are doing what the oil companies want, but it is not going…”

On the recordMarch 7, 2012
So when we hear Republicans saying, 'Produce more oil,' they are doing what the oil companies want, but it is not going to reduce the price of gasoline.
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

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Waxman criticizes Republican claims that increasing oil production will lower gasoline prices.

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