U.S. Reliance on Foreign Energy Cannot Continue

By Rep. Ralph Hall
Special to Roll Call

March 5, 2007

At some point since I first won a seat in the House of Representatives more than 25 years ago, oil turned into a four-letter word. Any proposed legislation to expand American drilling is immediately criticized by policymakers who want everyone to believe that expanded domestic capacity will do nothing but devastate our ecosystem and increase our “addiction” to oil.

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