"But they are not going to take on……" — Peter DeFazio
"But they are not going to take on Big Oil because Big Oil is very generous at campaign time, and this is all about the elections. They want to pretend that they are doing something meaningful."
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25 Quotes by Peter DeFazio
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Similarly, establishing a firm timeline for bringing our troops home could accelerate the development of Iraqi security forces and deepen…
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The training and equipping of Iraqi security forces should be accelerated.
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The U.S. cannot force Sunnis, Shias, and Kurds to make peace or to act for the common good. They have…
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The U.S. cannot impose freedom, security, and unity in Iraq by force.
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There is no free market in oil.
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There is a lot of lip service paid in this Congress and downtown at the White House about family values…
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The U.S. must renounce any U.S. interest in constructing permanent U.S. military bases in Iraq.
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To the contrary, I believe the U.S. military has already done all that has been asked of them. Saddam Hussein…
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The crude oil market, unlike every other commodity in America, is virtually unregulated.
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Nor should the U.S. military be forced to remain in Iraq essentially as an army for one side of a…
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Saddam Hussein was a brutal tyrant. I am glad he is now on trial for crimes against humanity. But, opposition…
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In crude oil trading, we have seen a 46 percent increase over 1 year in the margins there.
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