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On the recordMarch 31, 2014
I have a hard time telling people in Maine they have got to pay $6 for a gallon of gas if China and India do nothing.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

Editor's note · Context

King expresses concern about U.S. energy costs versus global inaction.

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