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Jerry Moran: “Speculation is useful to the economy including in establishing a market for oil and gasoline.”

On the recordMarch 20, 2012
Speculation is useful to the economy including in establishing a market for oil and gasoline.
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Jerry Moran
Republican · Kansas

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Moran emphasizes the importance of speculation in oil and gasoline markets.

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