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Edward Markey: “The price of diesel, a buck 50 a gallon in 47 days.”

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

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And now he is stuck and doesn't know how to get out. Who is paying the price? People in Massachusetts have seen the price of gasoline go up $1.07 in 47 days. The price of diesel, a buck 50 a gallon in 47 days. Home heating oil, a buck 30. It has gone up over the last 46 days. That is the price that's being paid. (09:42–09:48)

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