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Scott Bessent: “The energy industry is back on its front foot.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 33:16

So I am just very optimistic that after kind of being in hibernation or maybe even the fetal position for four years under the previous administration, that these industries, and again, whether it's Main street or our great tech companies are all coming alive. The energy industry is back on its front foot. We're going to complete pipelines and we're going to drill again. I think that it is that and I think we can be in a period like the late 1800s … (33:16–33:21)

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Asserts that the U.S. energy industry is experiencing a resurgence.

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