The U.S. now imports over half of its oil supply from the…

Our dependence on foreign energy sources is our Achilles heel, not just in the realm of diplomacy, but in terms of our future as…

— Judy Biggert

I am determined to seek self-sufficiency in energy as an urgent national priority. My goal is to make America independent of foreign energy sources…

— Gerald R. Ford

All people believe in America, jobs, creating energy here, not being dependent on foreign energy sources.

— Lynn Jurich

If the United States is to protect itself from the economic and the political threats created by this excessive dependence, we must reduce our…

— John Shadegg

Authorize the exploration of proven energy reserves to reduce our dependence on foreign energy sources from unstable countries and reduce regulatory barriers.

— Newt Gingrich

The war and terrorism in the Middle East, the crisis of leadership in many of the oil-supply countries in the developing world, the crisis…

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus

A key impact of recent events was a very persistent, if not permanent shock in the oil supply. This was caused as the oil…

— Michael Kumhof

The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is a critical oil supply that should only be utilized when all other options to lower costs have been exhausted.

— Nicole Malliotakis

Turkeys energy bill due to imports will fall with the increase in use of renewable energy sources. We have no control over the prices…

— Ali Babacan

Turkey's energy bill due to imports will fall with the increase in use of renewable energy sources. We have no control over the prices…

— Ali Babacan

Reducing our dependence on foreign energy - that is critically important to America's economic future. Excellence in education - if we're not the best…

— Kent Conrad

We should be bolstering American energy independence and American jobs - not making ourselves vulnerable by lining the pockets of foreign energy suppliers.

— Andrew R. Wheeler

One of our priorities should be to reduce our dependence on foreign oil.

— Tim Holden

Americans increasingly understand that clean energy is more than just an environmental issue. It is crucial to reducing our dangerous dependence on foreign countries.

— Martin Heinrich

We need to reduce our dependence on foreign sources of energy.

— Charlie Dent