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Chris Wright: “Lots of American companies and other international companies…”

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

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Full Interview: Energy Sec. Wright says cooperation with Venezuela 'off to a tremendous start'

Published | Video Starts at 19:20

When they come in, they need to come in and scale. Is that going to take more than a year or so for Exxon to come back? Yeah, probably. But Lots of American companies and other international companies will be investing in Venezuela this year. Do you think that the Trump administration is now responsible for what happens in Venezuela? In other words, if you break it, you buy it. (19:20–19:26)

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Asserts that many American and international companies will invest in Venezuela within the year.

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