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Steve Scalise: “You know, back in 2008 Barack Obama said that he would prefer a 'gradual adjustment to near $4 a gallon gasoline.'”

On the recordMarch 6, 2012
You know, back in 2008 Barack Obama said that he would prefer a 'gradual adjustment to near $4 a gallon gasoline.'
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Steve Scalise
Republican · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Scalise references Obama's past statement on gas prices to criticize current policies.

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