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Chris Wright: “The last administration was about energy subtraction. We've…”

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

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The AI Race: Why the Future of Power Is at Stake with U.S. Energy Secretary, Chris Wright

Published | Video Starts at 02:30

You know, energy, as you and I know, energy matters so much, and there's so much politics and superstition and myth around it that just got us in the wrong direction. You know, we were. The last administration was about energy subtraction. We've got to get rid of the big energy sources and then grow the little energy sources. Well, the math just doesn't work on that. So I think, as I say, common sense is contagious. I think we're getting around the horn, people to realize the real goal is more energy. (02:30–02:39)

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Asserts that the previous administration focused on reducing major energy sources.

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