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Mazie Hirono: “So not paying for importing oil and becoming more energy self-sufficient will, of course, mean more money.”

On the recordJuly 13, 2015
So not paying for importing oil and becoming more energy self-sufficient will, of course, mean more money.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

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Benefits of reducing oil imports for Hawaii's economy.

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