So my argument is, everybody calm down. What we should do is say we're going to do two things. Be energy independent tomorrow. That way We don't have to send a president to Saudi Arabia to beg for oil. I think that was embarrassing. Should never do it embarrassing for the United States given that we have that capability here. And it also would have changed the difference in the natural gas conversation in Europe. (19:18–19:22)
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