Cutting Oil Imports By One Third

American Voices • Politics • ISSUE 47•13 • Apr 1, 2011

Faced with mounting criticism over rising fuel prices, President Obama is calling for more biofuels and domestic drilling, and for reducing consumption of foreign oil by one third over the next decade. What do you think?

“At last, a specific fraction that I can relate to." ”
Tina Erickson –
Systems Analyst
“They should just put a 'Made in America' sticker on barrels of domestic oil, so I know which ones to buy when I'm out shopping for the family."”
Dave Moodrian –
Yield-Loss Inspector
“Whatever happened to all that oil we were supposed to get from Iraq? Blood for oil, that was the deal, right?"”
Carl Sanders –
Filter Washer

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