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Jeb Hensarling: “We have tried these policies. It is deja vu all over again. What our friends on the other side of the aisle won't do is…”

On the recordJune 24, 2008
We have tried these policies. It is deja vu all over again. What our friends on the other side of the aisle won't do is open up ANWR where we know we have half of the Nation's proven reserves. Almost 85 percent of our deep sea energy resources have been put out of bounds. Listen, we all agree, we need to develop renewables. We need to develop alternative sources of energy, but people have to go to work every day and take the children to school every day. This bill does nothing to help them. We need to produce American energy in America today.
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Jeb Hensarling
Republican · Texas

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Discussing energy policy and the need for domestic energy production.

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