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Chris Wright: “8 million people fled Venezuela.”

Featuring: Chris Wright, Republican | Secretary of Energy | National

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How America Can Unleash the Next Energy Revolution: A Fireside Chat with Secretary Chris Wright

Published | Video Starts at 39:54

That's not Enough to have a successful economy. But that's cash flow and that's a start. To eventually build a banking system, you need labor reform and laws and businesses. But our hope is 8 million people fled Venezuela. Maybe the first time in history, millions of that 8 million that fled fled a poor country and went to poorer countries. Like that's how bad that life situation was in Venezuela. (39:54–39:57)

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