James Inhofe actually said...

We can do it overnight. Right now we are the largest--we have the largest recoverable reserves of coal, natural gas and oil of any country out there including China, including Russia. The problem is political.

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Inhofe argues that the U.S. has abundant resources but political barriers prevent exploration.

02/22/2010

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