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Sen. Bill Cassidy on OPEC

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Do You Think the Saudis Favor the Republican Party?

I don't know that they favor the Republican Party. I do know at some point that Trump called them up when they were flooding the world in oil, and he threatened to pull our troops out of Saudi Arabia. So I don't know who he favors beyond the fact that he does not favor, doesn't appear to favor anything but their self-interest. What are we supposed to do about countries like Saudi Arabia, whose oil production clearly affects US prices? It affects those families that you're talking about that are going to the pump every week. They're an important ally. But you don't want to be so totally dependent that what they decide to do can make or break a family's

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