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Orrin Hatch: If that is the case, why, then, did the President of the United States advocate for a price increase of up to $1.50 over…

On the recordMay 20, 1998
If that is the case, why, then, did the President of the United States advocate for a price increase of up to $1.50 over 10 years? What does our colleague from Massachusetts know that the President didn't know?
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Orrin Hatch
Republican · Utah

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Questioning the President's advocacy for a price increase during a debate.

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