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Vivek Ramaswamy: “We're like the Saudi Arabia of natural gas to the world.”

Featuring: Vivek Ramaswamy, Libertarian, Conservative | Former Candidate, President of the United States | National

Vivek Ramaswamy's Vision for Ohio: From Industrial Revival to Educational Reform

Published May 17, 2025 | Video Starts at 17:48

A great geographical. I'll give natural gas a round of applause. President Trump, you know, he's in Saudi Arabia this last week. We're like the Saudi Arabia of natural gas to the world. All we got to do is get out of the ground, build the pipelines, and use it with pride for our natural resources. We got a great geographic location for it as well. (17:48–17:51)

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Asserts that Ohio has abundant natural gas resources comparable to Saudi Arabia's oil.

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“Right now there's more people leaving our state than moving in.”
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“For every new regulation they want to add, we will rescind at least 10 others before I even consider it.”
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“Without taking on burdensome four year college debt with earn while you learn programs as early as high school without occupational…”
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