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Senate Dems Cave, Protect Big Oil Tax Breaks | Senate Democrats have jettisoned President Obama’s proposal to help pay for jobs legislation by eliminating billions of dollars in oil-and-gas industry tax breaks, the Hill reports. Leaving them out could help Senate Democratic leaders corral votes from oil-state Democrats who put Big Oil over the nation’s interests.
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