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Roger Wicker: “When the price is up, it is harder for Americans to buy it and fewer purchase it.”

On the recordMarch 29, 2009
When the price is up, it is harder for Americans to buy it and fewer purchase it.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

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Wicker explains the relationship between cocaine price and user purchasing behavior.

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