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On the recordJune 20, 2012
I am so glad you used the story and told the story of your neighbor, because your neighbor is not unlike my neighbors. They're suffering from unemployment; they're suffering from high gas prices. But what confuses me and what's gotten me astounded is the fact that in this bill, your neighbor, her problems, my neighbor's problems, the problems of all the Members of this body, all of our neighbors' problems, our problems aren't addressed. All I'm asking for is that if the EIA--a fairly knowledgeable agency, an agency that is respected--if they determine after looking at the provisions of this bill and say that this bill will not create one job, this bill doesn't address rising gasoline prices----
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Bobby Rush
Democratic · Illinois

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