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production and exploration of fossil fuels has declined over the last few years. As a result, we face a $44 billion trade deficit in oil that accounts for forty percent of our total trade deficit.
One important technology that can be used on oil tankers to make passage safer is the Vessel Tracking System.
Cooperation among business leaders, environmentalists and the Congress will help us to meet the energy demands of our society in a safe and responsible manner. But meeting those demands in environmentally sound ways is a requirement recent oil tanker accidents have forced us to keep in mind.
Republican Congressman D. French Slaughter Jr., a native of Culpeper, represents Virginia’s Seventh District, which includes Rappahannock County.
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