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On the recordJanuary 6, 2011
I worry that, along with the additional tax burden, that an industry which employs 9.2 million people in America right now, by adding $46 billion in additional taxes over the next 10 years by the permitorium we have seen in the Gulf of Mexico.
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas

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Cornyn expresses concern over taxes impacting the oil industry and employment.

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