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Chris Wright: “America is the biggest producer of oil on the world by far…”

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

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Energy Secretary Chris Wright assures gas price hike is temporary amid Iran war

Published | Video Starts at 03:58

So, yes, they're more than they were a month or two ago, more than we'd like them to be, but dramatically lower than the previous administration. And that's because America is the biggest producer of oil on the world by far and the largest producer of natural gas. And both are growing. We want to insulate our citizens as much as we can from energy markets bring jobs re industrialization and opportunity to the United States. (03:58–04:04)

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Asserts that the U.S. is the largest producer of oil and natural gas globally.

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