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On the recordFebruary 28, 2011
This is just not just an economic issue; this is a national defense issue that we are not doing a thing about and we need to get on with it.
Said by
Gus Bilirakis
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Bilirakis stresses the national defense implications of energy independence.

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