On the recordMarch 12, 2014
I am not an advocate for the term 'energy independence' because I think it is protectionist and isolationist.
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congress.govI am not an advocate for the term 'energy independence' because I think it is protectionist and isolationist.
Jones critiques the concept of energy independence as being overly protective.
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