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On the recordJuly 16, 2008
With gasoline rising above $4 per gallon and oil selling for more than $140 per barrel, I believe the best way for Congress to lower gasoline prices is a strategy based on these four words: 'find more, use less.'
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

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Discussing strategies to lower gasoline prices amid rising costs.

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