In the weekly Democratic radio address, presidential candidate John Kerry said, "The United States should strive for energy independence. There are two reasons why we cannot be asleep at the wheel during this current energy crisis... First, soaring energy prices are putting our economy at risk and second, our dependence on Middle East oil is putting our national security at risk. But it doesn't have to be this way." In the short term
said, the US should divert oil being used to fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and bring it to market demand that Saudi Arabia and other oil-producing nations increase supply. He said his long-term strategy as president would include investments in alternative fuels and new technologies that are more fuel-efficient... e would establish tax credits to help make fuel-efficient cars more affordable. "Our dependence on foreign oil is a problem we must solve together the only way we can - by inventing our way out of it."
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