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