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On the recordMay 1, 2008
Listen, if you -- if you or Hillary Clinton believe, as she does, in reducing our reliance on fossil fuels, and getting -- and having less carbon in the air, as she does, then the last thing you want is people buying more gasoline and making it easier for them to buy it. It's completely hypocritical.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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David Gergen critiques the political implications of a proposed gas tax in relation to environmental policies.

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