On the recordMarch 15, 2012
Every time prices start to go up, especially in an election year, politicians dust off their three-point plans for $2 gas. I guess this year they decide we're going to make it $2.50.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “Every time prices start to go up, especially in an election year, politicians dust off their three-point plans for $2…”
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Obama comments on the political nature of promises to lower gas prices during election years.
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