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Ted Poe: I think it makes sense. It is a national security issue. It is also an energy issue, and it is a jobs issue as well.

On the recordApril 13, 2015
I think it makes sense. It is a national security issue. It is also an energy issue, and it is a jobs issue as well.
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Ted Poe
Republican · Texas

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Poe argues for lifting the ban on exporting American oil for national security and job preservation.

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