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On the recordOctober 27, 2009
One of the questions that I think it is worth wrestling with is whether we should have a coherent national strategy to reduce our importation of oil.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley questions the need for a national strategy to decrease oil imports.

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