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On the recordApril 2, 2019
Our statute that this committee has passed and has been incorporated in the NDAAs in the past just calls for multiple sources so that we are not dependent on Russia for their natural gas, because Russia has been known to weaponize energy.
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Martin Smith
Democratic · Washington

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Smith emphasizes the need for energy independence from Russia.

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