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Max Baucus: We cannot close down the Gulf without putting ourselves at hostage even further to the Venezuelans, the Chinese, Russia…

On the recordJune 8, 2010
We cannot close down the Gulf without putting ourselves at hostage even further to the Venezuelans, the Chinese, Russia, and the other groups and the people in OPEC.
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Max Baucus
Democratic · Montana

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Baucus emphasizes the need for Gulf drilling to avoid dependence on foreign oil.

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