I prefer to be energy secure next year. Not necessarily independent, but secure.
Kevin Cramer: “I prefer to be energy secure next year. Not necessarily independent, but secure.”
On the recordJune 5, 2013
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Cramer emphasizes the importance of energy security over independence in the near term.
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