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Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005--Resumed

Floor Speech

By: Ron Wyden
By: Ron Wyden
Date: Nov. 3, 2005
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Trade


DEFICIT REDUCTION OMNIBUS RECONCILIATION ACT OF 2005--RESUMED --(Senate - November 03, 2005)

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Mr. WYDEN. Madam President, you cannot look the public in the eye after all the speeches about how the oil is needed here at home and pass legislation that is an invitation to export Alaskan oil to countries such as China. The history is, if you do not ban these exports, this oil is going to go to Asia. That was confirmed not long ago by oil company executives who came before the Senate Commerce Committee. Without this amendment, there is no assurance that even one drop of Alaskan oil will get to hurting Americans. I hope the Senate agrees to this amendment to, at the very least, put a Band-Aid on a flawed policy.

I yield to my cosponsor, the Senator from Missouri.

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