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.
Lugar emphasizes the need for American companies to invest in energy independence.
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I join you in welcoming back Secretary Burns and Tom Nides, both who are good friends of the committee.
Senator Lugar. Are those negotiations or agreements a matter of public record?
How, Secretary Panetta, would you begin to describe the military problem here?
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