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Charles E. Grassley: “The people filling up their tank, would they rather have the American farmer and the American worker have that money or…”

On the recordFebruary 20, 2008
The people filling up their tank, would they rather have the American farmer and the American worker have that money or would they rather to give it to some Arab sheikh to shoot back at us in the war on terror? I think they would choose to leave the money in America.

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Senator Grassley argues that supporting American farmers through ethanol production is preferable to sending money abroad.

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