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On the recordJanuary 30, 2006
Breakthroughs on this and other new technologies will help us reach another great goal, to replace more than 75 percent of our oil imports from the Middle East by 2025.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas
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Bush discusses the goal of reducing oil imports from the Middle East.

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