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Wesley Hunt: “We could literally provide our own energy right here in this…”

Featuring: Wesley Hunt, Republican | U.S. House, Texas, District 38

Congressmen Wesley Hunt & Byron Donalds The Sage Steele Show

Published July 2, 2024 | Video Starts at 31:49

And then lastly, I'm from Texas Energy. Why are we destroying our energy sector? Why are we relinquishing our power to Venezuela and all these other railroad countries? We could literally provide our own energy right here in this country because God gave us the Permian Basin and the Marcellus Shale. We have it right here. It will refuse to use it. Why do you think the agenda. Yeah, but how does that help anyone? I really sometimes go, why? (31:49–31:57)

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Asserts that the U.S. has sufficient energy resources in the Permian Basin and Marcellus Shale to be energy independent.

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