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On the recordJanuary 17, 2018
Since the Arab oil embargo in the 1970s, U.S. energy policy has been aimed at assuring a secure supply of energy, keeping energy costs low enough to meet the needs of a growing economy and protecting the environment while producing and consuming that energy.
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Brad Schneider
Democratic · Illinois

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Schneider discusses the goals of U.S. energy policy since the 1970s.

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