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Ed Markey: There are only two tools the President has to bring down gas prices right now--deploy the strategic petroleum reserve…

On the recordMarch 7, 2012
There are only two tools the President has to bring down gas prices right now--deploy the strategic petroleum reserve and get other countries in the world to use their Strategic Petroleum Reserves.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey outlines presidential tools to reduce gas prices.

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