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Ed Whitfield: The rule of thumb is every $10 increase in the price of oil is a quarter or 25 cent increase in the price of gasoline.

On the recordMarch 6, 2012
The rule of thumb is every $10 increase in the price of oil is a quarter or 25 cent increase in the price of gasoline.
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Ed Whitfield
Republican · Kentucky

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Discussing the impact of oil prices on gasoline costs.

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