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John Garamendi: “The oil market is an international market and whatever happens here in the United States with drilling and the like is…”

On the recordMarch 2, 2011
The oil market is an international market and whatever happens here in the United States with drilling and the like is not going to change that price of oil very much.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

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Garamendi discusses the global nature of oil pricing and U.S. drilling impact.

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