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On the recordFebruary 15, 2011
I am kind of astounded by that to say, well, add a tax burden on them, which will cause them to drill less and to research less for things like IDCs and such.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford expresses disbelief at the claim that taxing traditional energy won't affect prices.

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