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Ed Markey: Is that not a national security concern if we do not have sufficient domestic refining capacity and are reliant on…

On the recordJune 22, 2015
Is that not a national security concern if we do not have sufficient domestic refining capacity and are reliant on foreign nations to provide us with critical fuels like gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel?
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey questions the national security implications of relying on foreign fuel sources.

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