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“I’m absolutely confident that if all of you decide to take up this cause, that if you have made a determination that you are tired of the America that has been because you imagine the America that is laid out before us; and if you’re willing to put your shoulder to the wheel of history at this moment, that amazing things can happen.”
— Austin, TX, February 23, 2007
From national defense to global warming; from protecting our economic stability to creating new jobs, Senator Obama’s proposed Energy Policy is a realistic plan to secure our nation’s future, while reducing our dependence on foreign oil from sometimes unfriendly governments. Obama is leading the U.S. Senate by pushing for:
“As a result, every single hour we spend $18 million on foreign oil. It doesn’t matter if these countries are budding democracies, despotic regimes, or havens for the madrassas that plant the seeds of terror in young minds — they get our money because we need their oil.”
— February 28, 2006
“The rest of the world is already moving away from oil, and the longer we wait, the more difficult and painful it will be for our companies and our workers to catch up. Countries like China and Japan are creating jobs and slowing oil consumption by churning out and buying millions of fuel–efficient cars. Brazil, a nation that once relied on foreign countries to import 80% of its crude oil, will now be entirely self-sufficient in a few years thanks to its investment in biofuels.”