Over the past few months, people have become acutely aware of the problems with relying on foreign countries for vital products. The global pandemic has demonstrated that America depends on foreign suppliers far too much for products vital to our health, from masks to testing swabs to pharmaceuticals.

America found out about this issue the hard way. Yet, in another sector of our economy that is vital to our national security — energy — America is about to plunge blindly into a similar reliance on foreign sources. Haven’t we learned our lesson?

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