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Eliot Engel: “Every President for the past 40 years has pledged to free ourselves from the dangers of oil dependence.”

On the recordJuly 9, 2012
Every President for the past 40 years has pledged to free ourselves from the dangers of oil dependence.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Engel emphasizes the long-standing commitment to reduce oil dependence in the U.S.

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