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On the recordOctober 18, 2023
I offer this amendment because my concerns--my concerns that the sanctions described in this bill would significantly raise the price of gas back home in my hometown of San Antonio and all of our hometowns.
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Joaquin Castro
Democratic · Texas

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Castro expresses concern about sanctions raising gas prices for constituents.

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