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On the recordApril 10, 2013
The reality of that is the middle class will pay more for energy in the days ahead, and that will be a middle-class tax.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

Editor's note · Context

Lankford warns that removing business expensing for energy will increase costs for the middle class.

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