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With only 2 percent of the world's proven reserves of oil, we in the United States can pump until we are blue in the face and it will not change the fact that we need more diverse and more secure sources of energy.

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Zach Wamp
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: October 28
Former U.S. Representative
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Fort Benning
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Zachary Paul Wamp
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