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[11 May 2005|07:38am] |
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Herr Bush II would really lie to us about his proposals would he?????
FALSE CLAIMS FOR ENERGY BILL
As the energy bill makes its way to the Senate floor, and the
Bush Administration promotes the legislation as a cure-all for
our dependence on foreign oil, opponents continue to point out
many of the bill's false claims. Among them:
Energy bill will not reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil
In stark contrast to the Bush Administration's claims that the
energy bill will reduce America's dependence on foreign oil, the
Department of Energy itself found that by 2025 the energy bill
would actually increase oil imports by 82.9 percent, only
slightly lower than the 84.8 percent expected under current
energy policy. [1] Today the U.S. currently imports
approximately 56 percent of its oil.
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