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George Voinovich: “I introduced a bill with Byron Dorgan called NESA, the National Energy Security Act, and one of the reasons I did that…”

On the recordAugust 5, 2009
I introduced a bill with Byron Dorgan called NESA, the National Energy Security Act, and one of the reasons I did that is because of the fact that I have been concerned for a long time that we haven't harmonized our energy, our economy, our environment, and our national security; and if the public knew how vulnerable we were today in terms of oil, they would be shaking in their boots.
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George Voinovich
Republican · Ohio

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Voinovich expresses concern over U.S. oil dependency and national security.

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