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On the recordFebruary 12, 2023
There is no reason, no reason whatsoever, that the President of the United States should ever go to Saudi Arabia or Venezuela or, God forbid, Russia, or any other place to ask them to make up the supply of energy that we could be producing here at home.
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Criticizing reliance on foreign energy sources instead of domestic production.

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