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On the recordMarch 6, 2012
The Republican mantra is that we need to 'drill, baby, drill.' This slogan may sound good, but it is based on a complete fiction.
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

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Critique of the Republican approach to rising gasoline prices.

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