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Edward Markey: “The oil companies can't figure out how to lower the price…”

Featuring: Edward Markey, Democratic | U.S. Senate Massachusetts

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The price of a gallon of gasoline is up $1.07 a gallon over the last month and a half. And the price of gasoline goes up like a rocket, but it comes down like a feather. The oil companies can't figure out how to lower the price and it's being paid for at the pump. It's Trump at the pump. His picture is on the pump. Every time people put that nozzle into their vehicle, they are looking at the Trump energy tax because of … (17:44–17:52)

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Asserts that oil companies are unable to lower gasoline prices, impacting consumers.

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