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On the recordApril 14, 2011
I was pleased to hear my friend is interested in getting rid of the subsidies for Big Oil. We can do it tonight or tomorrow. All you've got to do is vote for the Democratic alternative. And, by the way, you can, at the same time, get rid of the tax breaks that reward companies for shipping American jobs overseas. We don't have to study about it. We don't have to send it to the Ways and Means Committee. We can instruct them tomorrow, tonight, and we will get it done if you vote for the Democratic alternative. With that, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Engel).
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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