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On the recordMarch 31, 2009
We passed bipartisan energy legislation in 2007 that reduced our dependence, or seeks to reduce our dependence on foreign oil and to reduce at the same time harmful emissions into our air.
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David Vitter
Republican · Louisiana

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Vitter discusses the 2007 bipartisan energy legislation aimed at reducing foreign oil dependence.

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