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Tom Barrett: “Increase domestic production here in the United States so…”

Featuring: Tom Barrett, Republican | U.S. House, Michigan, District 7

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Published | Video Starts at 11:46

Yeah, you know, we can't control every single factor that affects gas prices, but one of the biggest things we can do is Increase domestic production here in the United States so that we are far less dependent on foreign effects of energy. destabilizing markets. So when Iran shuts off the Strait of Hormuz, we can have an abundance of energy here so that we're not relying on that. (11:46–11:55)

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Asserts the need to increase U.S. domestic energy production to reduce foreign dependency.

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