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Dick Lugar: But the point is that companies are not taking the risk. We keep asking American investors to find more energy and to at…

On the recordMay 22, 2012
But the point is that companies are not taking the risk. We keep asking American investors to find more energy and to at least deliver us from the reliance we have had on Middle Eastern oil, for example, or other situations.
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Dick Lugar
Republican · Indiana

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Lugar emphasizes the need for American companies to invest in energy independence.

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