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Ron Klein: “Thank you, Congressman, and I appreciate, I know you come from the Midwest and obviously dealing at this time of the…”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2008
Thank you, Congressman, and I appreciate, I know you come from the Midwest and obviously dealing at this time of the year with the oil costs for people that have to heat their homes and to drive cars, this is a very serious issue. As we take a look at some of these charts that we have here, we already talked about the fact back in January of 2001, it cost $1.47 for a tank of gas. Today, it is $3.13. Now the inflation rate hasn't gone at that pace. The inflation rate is starting to pick up now, but nothing like this. And I have to tell you something, where I live in south Florida, it is not $3.13. It is higher than that. It is $3.40.
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Ron Klein
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Discussing rising oil costs and gas prices during a speech on the House floor.

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