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On the recordMarch 15, 2011
However, about 70 percent of the oil that we consume in the U.S. comes from other countries, some of which are undemocratic, unstable.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Carper points out the risks of U.S. reliance on foreign oil.

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