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Mike Kennedy: “I believe this is a temporary, painful, yet temporary state…”

Featuring: Mike Kennedy, Republican | U.S. House Utah, 3rd Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 08:04

And we need to make sure that that terrorist nation is not jacking up the prices associated with gas. So, yes, I am concerned, my constituents are concerned about gas prices. I believe this is a temporary, painful, yet temporary state of circumstances [regarding gas prices]. And just like I mentioned with the surgery, nobody wants to get surgery. It hurts when it happens. But weeks and months later, people feel better because we've done the thing that was necessary. (08:04–08:11)

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Asserts that the current high gas prices are temporary.

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