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Chris Wright: “When this, we start to get free flow of traffic through the…”

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

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Energy Sec. Wright says 'we're open to all ideas' amid calls to suspend gas tax: Full interview

Published | Video Starts at 04:04

Just to go back to this central question, though, do you anticipate gas prices will drop below $3 a gallon this year? I can't make predictions about that. I can say that When this, we start to get free flow of traffic through the Straits of Hormuz, energy prices will come down. And by ending Iran's ability to get a nuclear weapon, they are the biggest threat in the world to the flow of global energy. (04:04–04:10)

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Asserts that energy prices will decrease once the Straits of Hormuz are reopened.

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