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Scott Bessent: “President Trump's energy policies have insulated the US…”

Featuring: Scott Bessent, Republican | Secretary of the Treasury | National

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Published | Video Starts at 20:41

If you recall, even in 2008 we had the record spike up to I believe, 140 something. 147 that. So I think it's the duration and I think that President Trump's energy policies have insulated the US quite a bit. where record liquids production with both crude and natural gas. Now, natural gas prices have been little affected and a lot of that goes into the, the energy, the household bills. (20:41–20:47)

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Asserts that President Trump's energy policies have significantly protected the US economy.

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