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Jim Inhofe: The problem is not are there other resources out there because, I have said in the last two panels, recently it has been…

On the recordOctober 27, 2009
The problem is not are there other resources out there because, I have said in the last two panels, recently it has been documented that we are No. 1 in terms of our resources, our reserves in coal, gas and oil. It is a matter that 83 percent of that is off limits. As you point out, the moratoria are killing us. If we really want to wean ourselves off of foreign oil, let us go ahead and develop our resources that we have here.
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Jim Inhofe
Republican · Oklahoma

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Inhofe emphasizes the need to utilize domestic energy resources to reduce foreign oil dependence.

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