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On the recordJanuary 6, 2011
Will you agree with me, if you increase taxes on domestic production of energy, it will necessarily increase our dependence on imported energy?
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas

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Cornyn argues that higher taxes on domestic energy could lead to more reliance on imports.

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