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On the recordApril 16, 2012
A lot of conversations about who is to blame for high gas prices, anyone that truly believes that President Obama or Secretary Chu or Speaker Boehner or Congressman Lujan wants higher fuel prices for the American people, it is not true.
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Ben Ray Luján
Democratic · New Mexico

Editor's note · Context

Lujan emphasizes that key political figures do not desire high fuel prices.

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