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Chris Wright: “The energy is not one sector of the economy. It is the…”

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

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Chris & Liz Wright on Iran, Solar, Nuclear, & Card Counting | KMP Ep.34

Published | Video Starts at 03:55

But the war in Iran is obviously impacting global energy markets. How concerned are you about the damages to the LNG terminal and other energy facilities over in the Middle East? Yeah, certainly. Look, The energy is not one sector of the economy. It is the sector of the economy that makes everything else possible. If you get energy wrong, you know, you destroy your society. You know, look, look at what the United Kingdom has done. Look at what Germany's done. (03:55–04:04)

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