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Bruce Westerman: So, I think the question we should be asking is, given that Californians are consuming nearly 700 million barrels of…

On the recordMarch 25, 2019
So, I think the question we should be asking is, given that Californians are consuming nearly 700 million barrels of crude oil a year, why are we so keen on ensuring that it comes from foreign countries with worse environmental standards?
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Bruce Westerman
Republican · Arkansas

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Westerman questions California's reliance on foreign oil despite local consumption.

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