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On the recordMarch 11, 2009
I think moving toward renewable energy and energy independence is not only an environmental issue, which I believe it is, not only an economic issue, which I believe it is, but it's a national security imperative.
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Shelley Berkley
Democratic · Nevada

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Berkley emphasizes the importance of renewable energy for environmental, economic, and national security reasons.

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