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On the recordOctober 5, 2015
When you talk about production being hemmed in, of course that means jobs lost in the United States in the oil industry.
Said by
John Barrasso
Republican · Wyoming

Editor's note · Context

Barrasso highlights the job losses in the oil industry due to restrictive production rules.

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