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Angus King: “You'd think that we'd learn from Europe's dependency on Russian gas that this is a similar thing that we really need to…”

On the recordMarch 8, 2023
You'd think that we'd learn from Europe's dependency on Russian gas that this is a similar thing that we really need to address as a matter of policy.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

Editor's note · Context

King emphasizes the need to address dependency on foreign resources, similar to Europe's reliance on Russian gas.

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