Congressman Trent Frank is in the unique position of having been one of the Democrat's favorite targets, the vilified oil and gas producers that keep America moving. He reminded listeners of the Carter administration's windfall profits tax which resulted in higher prices and more imports. Carter's ineptness resulted in increased dependence on foreign oil. Frank pointed out that every day we are funding Jihadist terrorism by buying Middle Eastern oil. Iran will give nuclear weapons to Jihadists. Nuclear proliferation will mean a loss of freedom.
“I used to be a producer of oil and gas. It takes,10-20 years to get it out of the ground but most of that is due to government regulation. Once you start drilling the average medium depth well… you can start producing in a month. The reason that we’re in a crisis mode now is because some of our forbearers didn’t deal with it.”"We use 20% of the world’s energy. We produce 33% of the world’s goods and services. We are very efficient.”
“Speaker Pelosi, turn these lights back on.”Congressman Trent Frank (2nd District-AZ)
August 11, 2008
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