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On the recordFebruary 22, 2010
We have before us a responsibility, a necessity to act to put our Nation on a pathway toward once and for all ending our dangerous dependence on petroleum and leaving a stronger, safer America in its place.
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota

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Dorgan emphasizes the need to reduce dependence on petroleum for a safer America.

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