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On the recordJuly 8, 2015
We shouldn't embrace short-term gains without understanding the long-term costs of our decisions because we can't afford to get it wrong.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the importance of considering long-term consequences of oil export policies.

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