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Pat McHenry: “The economic reality is that when you open up a greater amount of supply, it is the small guy that benefits.”

On the recordMay 23, 2011
The economic reality is that when you open up a greater amount of supply, it is the small guy that benefits.
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Pat McHenry
Republican · North Carolina

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McHenry argues that increasing domestic oil supply benefits small businesses and families.

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