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Cynthia Lummis: “We cannot afford to be dependent; otherwise all we are doing is trading our dependence on oil for dependence on uranium…”

On the recordJuly 20, 2009
We cannot afford to be dependent; otherwise all we are doing is trading our dependence on oil for dependence on uranium or other minerals, and that is not in the best national interests, and especially not in the national security interests of our nation.
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Cynthia Lummis
Republican · Wyoming

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Lummis emphasizes the need for energy independence and the risks of dependency on minerals.

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