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James Lankford: “I am second guessing whether Congress in 2005--I was not in Congress in 2005, none of us on this panel were--was…”

On the recordMay 30, 2012
I am second guessing whether Congress in 2005--I was not in Congress in 2005, none of us on this panel were--was considering crude oil a diesel fuel or as broad as petroleum distillates as a diesel fuel.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford questions the definition of diesel fuel considered by Congress in 2005.

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