Jim Inhofe: “I strongly believe we need to have a comprehensive energy package brought to the Chamber. Today we are 56.6 percent…”

“I strongly believe we need to have a comprehensive energy package brought to the Chamber. Today we are 56.6 percent dependent upon foreign countries for our oil supply. That means we are 56 percent dependent upon foreign countries for our ability to fight a war. What is alarming is that 50 percent of what we have to import is coming from the Middle East. The fastest growing contributor to that amount upon which we are dependent is none other than Iraq. You can say in one-sentence form: It is ludicrous that we should be considered to be dependent upon Iraq for our ability to fight a war against Iraq.”