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On the recordSeptember 16, 2014
The reality is that we have had a permanent tax policy since 1916 in some way incentivizing and supporting oil.
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Debbie Stabenow
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Stabenow points out the longstanding tax policy favoring the oil industry.

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