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Steve Scalise: “You wonder why the price of gas has more than doubled at the pump since Barack Obama has been president, it's because of…”

On the recordOctober 25, 2011
You wonder why the price of gas has more than doubled at the pump since Barack Obama has been president, it's because of his failed policies.
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Steve Scalise
Republican · Louisiana

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Steve Scalise attributes rising gas prices to President Obama's policies.

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