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Barack Obama: There are no silver bullets short-term when it comes to gas prices. And anybody who says otherwise isn't telling the…

On the recordFebruary 23, 2012
There are no silver bullets short-term when it comes to gas prices. And anybody who says otherwise isn't telling the truth. Anybody who tells you that we can drill our way out of this problem doesn't know what they're talking about.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama addresses the complexity of gas prices and dismisses the notion that increased drilling alone can solve the issue.

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