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Jack Reed: “If we weren't as reliant on hydrocarbons we would have much more leverage in many places than we need it.”

On the recordMay 10, 2022
If we weren't as reliant on hydrocarbons we would have much more leverage in many places than we need it.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Reed discusses the national security benefits of reducing reliance on hydrocarbons.

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