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On the recordNovember 2, 2015
the massive cost that U.S. taxpayers pay every year to defend these shipping lanes included in the price of oil?
Said by
Don Beyer
Democratic · Virginia

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Beyer questions whether taxpayer costs are reflected in oil prices.

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