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Ed Markey: We do not have self-sufficiency in natural gas in the United States. We import it. We do not have self-sufficiency in…

On the recordMarch 12, 2014
We do not have self-sufficiency in natural gas in the United States. We import it. We do not have self-sufficiency in oil. We import it.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey emphasizes U.S. reliance on imported oil and gas as a national security issue.

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