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Wesley Hunt: “When we wage war against our own industry, we only empower…”

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

Texas The Issue Is — Interview with US Rep Wesley Hunt FOX 7 Austin

Published January 8, 2023 | Video Starts at 02:04

You cannot get there without oil. We have got to stop the assault on our number one industry, not just in Houston, but in our state. There's also an issue of national security. When we wage war against our own industry, we only empower China, we empower Russia, we empower Iran and other rogue nations. And we have got to make sure that we are the ones that can supply our own country and our allies with good, clean lng, fossil fuel oil, you name it. (02:04–02:16)

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Asserts that opposing the U.S. oil industry empowers adversarial nations.

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