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Peter DeFazio: “Does anybody here think that a one-half of 1 percent increase in the cost of diesel would cause an undue disruption to…”

On the recordJanuary 31, 2017
Does anybody here think that a one-half of 1 percent increase in the cost of diesel would cause an undue disruption to the American economy?
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

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DeFazio questions the economic impact of a small diesel tax increase.

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