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Craig Goldman: “The largest oil deposit in the world [is in Venezuela].”

Featuring: Craig Goldman, Republican | U.S. House, Texas, District 12

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Venezuela's future post-Maduro and more with Rep. Craig Goldman and Leopoldo López - Sedona Forum

Published | Video Starts at 06:32

Are they interested in going into Venezuela? They think that's a good long term bet. What are the obstacles? So the obstacles are, first of all, The largest oil deposit in the world [is in Venezuela]. That's the good news, is that we took a tyrant out of a country that has the largest oil deposits in the world. The problem is they're not the cleanest oil deposits in the world. (06:32–06:37)

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