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Bernie Sanders: “I was made aware of a July 2012 letter that the Senator had sent to the U.S. Attorney General and the Federal Trade…”

On the recordJune 30, 2012
I was made aware of a July 2012 letter that the Senator had sent to the U.S. Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission asking for an investigation to explain why Burlington, Vermont prices were some 35cts/gal higher than places like Middlebury, less than 30 miles from Burlington.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Senator Sanders sought an investigation into high gasoline prices in Burlington, Vermont.

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