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        <fullName>Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Diesel Fuel Tax Relief Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to terminate the excise tax on diesel fuel, the excise tax credit for ethanol, and the income tax credit for alcohol used as fuel.</p>]]></text>
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