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Jim McGovern: “Oil prices are going back up again. That goes onto the backs…”

Featuring: Jim McGovern, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 2nd Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 11:50

We're going to, we're going to continue to use the discharge petition to try to bring priorities to the floor. You mentioned the war in Iran, which Trump has said he ended five different times. Oil prices are going back up again. That goes onto the backs of our farmers and onto consumers. I mean, we're going to continue to use whatever means we have available to try to raise these issues and force votes on them. The problem is these guys are in charge. (11:50–11:57)

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Asserts that rising oil prices negatively impact farmers and consumers.

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