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Of the 55 refineries closed in America in the last 10 years, they were all closed for economic reasons, mostly oil company mergers. Not a single one was closed for environmental purposes or objections.

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Peter DeFazio
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: May 27
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U.S. Representative
Needham
Massachusetts
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