Trent Franks: “Gasoline at the pump could be a third of what it is now.”

“I wish it could be here in America, but unfortunately we have made drilling in America so difficult. America has some of the largest natural gas reserves in the world. We could be completely energy independent. Gasoline at the pump could be a third of what it is now. And we could have an economic boon of unimaginable dimension. And yet, because we don't do what's necessary to be able to not only expose, but to use our own …” (10:21–10:26)

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