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Michael Burgess: “Well, certainly that, in my opinion, was an oversight to leave the purchase of additional petroleum for the Strategic…”

On the recordJuly 13, 2020
Well, certainly that, in my opinion, was an oversight to leave the purchase of additional petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve out of the CARES Act.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess criticizes the omission of oil purchases for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in the CARES Act.

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