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cal04 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-28-11 03:53 PM
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Paul Ryan Endorses Ending Oil Subsidies, Even Though He Voted For Them
http://thinkprogress.org/2011/04/28/paul-ryan-oil-subsidies/

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) agreed to end subsidies to oil companies during a town hall in Waterford, Wisconsin, this morning, eliciting great applause from an overflow crowd in a very conservative section of his district. “We also want to get rid of corporate welfare,” Ryan insisted. “So we propose to repeal all that”:

Q: The subsidy for the oil companies that the federal government gives. They’ve gotta stop.

RYAN: Sure.

Q: End the oil company subsidies…

RYAN: I agree.

video at link

http://thinkprogress.org/2011/04/28/paul-ryan-oil-subsidies/
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JackintheGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-28-11 03:54 PM
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1. I agree, but if people think gas is expensive now... n/t
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sasha031 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-28-11 04:00 PM
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2. what a snake, it's hilarious hearing repub's talking about ending corp welfare
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Lone_Star_Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-28-11 04:01 PM
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3. Does he even realize he voted for them I wonder? nt
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