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Ken Salazar: President-Elect Obama believes, as I do, that our foreign oil dependence is a grave threat to our national security, our…

On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
President-Elect Obama believes, as I do, that our foreign oil dependence is a grave threat to our national security, our planet, and our economy.
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Ken Salazar
Democratic · Colorado

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Salazar aligns with Obama on the risks of dependence on foreign oil.

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