On the recordMay 18, 2011
Oil dependence means that the enabled foreign governments to impose unreasonably high gasoline prices on U.S consumers who have no alternative but gasoline to run their cars and get to work.
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Merkley discusses the negative impact of oil dependence on U.S. consumers.
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