T. Boone Pickens Says Energy Independence Is A National Security Matter

T. Boone Pickens asserts the need to become energy independent the American way (0:39).
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Sen. Menendez Asserts The Need For Energy Independence

Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) says the U.S. is vulnerable without energy independence. He asserts that our nation's energy policy is intertwined with our economic policy as well as our national security policy. (0:40)
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T. Boone Pickens: We can replace foreign oil

Ellen Ratner speaks with T. Boone Pickens on his energy plan. Pickens advocates switching to natural gas for many current oil consumers. (5:28)
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Rep. Sensenbrenner on oil: "It is important to look foward"

Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis) criticizes House Democrats for voting 90% of the time against increasing America's oil supply, while supporting Republicans who have recently voted in favor of doing so. Sensenbrenner added that he believes the Congress must act on high oil costs for the “sake of the working men and women of America and for the sake of our nations economy.” (0:33)
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Energy independence doesn't mean U.S. would stop buying foreign oil

At a Brookings Institution discussion on energy challenges for the next president, Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) says that energy independence doesn't mean that the U.S. "would never buy oil from Mexico, or Canada, or Saudi Arabia" but that it would never be "held hostage" for oil supplies. (0:43)
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