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Bruce Westerman: One hundred percent of 40 percent of the energy in my state is dependent on uranium pellets from Russia. To me, that is…

On the recordSeptember 12, 2023
One hundred percent of 40 percent of the energy in my state is dependent on uranium pellets from Russia. To me, that is unacceptable.
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Bruce Westerman
Republican · Arkansas

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Westerman criticizes U.S. reliance on Russian uranium for energy.

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