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Steve Scalise: the gas prices were rising well before the events in the Middle East and North Africa. It was because of the President's…

On the recordMarch 16, 2011
the gas prices were rising well before the events in the Middle East and North Africa. It was because of the President's policies.
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Steve Scalise
Republican · Louisiana

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Scalise blames the President's policies for rising gas prices.

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