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Ed Markey: Step three. Refineries in the Gulf Coast re-export it to other countries at world oil prices and don't pay any taxes for…

On the recordJanuary 24, 2012
Step three. Refineries in the Gulf Coast re-export it to other countries at world oil prices and don't pay any taxes for doing it.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey highlights the tax implications of the oil export.

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