The measure has been one of the White House 's legislative priorities since 2001 , when Mr. Bush , who got his start in business as a Texas oilman , put Vice President Dick Cheney , a former chairman of the oilfield services company Halliburton , in charge of developing recommendations for addressing the nation 's energy needs .
Dick Cheney /business/person/company Halliburton
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