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On the recordMarch 12, 2012
Reducing our dependence on foreign oil is vital to our national defense, and that there is a direct correlation between our dependence on fossil fuels and casualties on the battlefield.
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

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Emphasizes the importance of reducing foreign oil dependence for national defense.

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