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On the recordMarch 29, 2011
It should put an exclamation point on the national security costs of depending on the Middle East for oil.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse highlights national security risks tied to Middle Eastern oil dependence.

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