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Sharing the pain… and the blame at the gas pump
In an op-ed released Monday, the Republican became the latest lawmaker to tweak the Democrats by citing a promise made by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in 2006, when she said her party had a “commonsense plan” to lower gas prices.
Republicans, perhaps hoping that voters will overlook the fact that their party controls the White House, have been hammering on the “Pelosi premium” as pump prices go up.
Neither party has come up with a quick solution—commonsense or otherwise—to the energy challenge.
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