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On the recordJuly 15, 2009
It looks like a path to me of catastrophe if we do not proactively change our energy strategy, a catastrophe for our economy.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley warns of economic disaster without a proactive energy strategy.

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