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John Hoeven: “The point being if we are allowed to compete in the global economy we will have a more robust oil and gas industry in…”

On the recordOctober 5, 2015
The point being if we are allowed to compete in the global economy we will have a more robust oil and gas industry in this country than we will have if we are not allowed to compete.
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John Hoeven
Republican · North Dakota

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Hoeven emphasizes the need for competition to strengthen the U.S. oil and gas industry.

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