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Obama’s Energy Policy a Threat to National Security?

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    Sen. John Barrasso, (R-Wyo.), on the changes needed to the U.S. energy policy.

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-- concerns over skyrocketing oil and gas prices now.

My next guest says we need serious energy solutions and he's severely critical of the Obama administration's energy policies and position joining us now.

Senator John -- on the senator chairs the senate Republican policy committee the senate western pockets also serves on the energy and natural resources committee.

Senator let.

You heard really lying in two President Obama here.

-- what is his greatest failing in your judgment.

Well -- I believe that the president is jeopardizing our national security as well as our future safety.

By his policies and what we're seeing in terms of energy security -- to me that is.

Natural national security the -- pain at the pump is there and it's because of the policies of the Obama administration.

People are paying twice today what they were the day that.

The president was inaugurated when they go to fill up.

So what should this president do in your view.

Well I put out a copy of -- report with a number of my colleagues -- the west senate western caucus about breaking down the barriers to.

America's red white and blue energy jobs.

You know the president when he was running said that he wanted to make renewable energy the cheapest form of energy well he didn't -- -- do that by.

Lowering the cost of renewable energy wants to do it by raising the cost of energy from.

From coal for oil and gas and and and uranium and he said under his policies.

With his attack on -- that the electricity rates would natural naturally skyrocket and -- they have.

Yeah he's not just attacking -- he's killing -- let's be honest here.

And do the fact of the matter is though we have very little time in which to redress.

Through a policy change in direction.

Under the crisis that confronts us as -- style that our energy crisis.

What must we do.

Well we need to be exploring for more energy.

Offshore.

On federal land and in Alaska and and of all things we ought to be approving.

Bringing in.

Oil from our.

Nor -- neighbor to the north are are friendliest trading partner Canada instead of the president threatening the keystone.

Pipeline XL pipeline coming bringing.

Energy oil from Canada to the United States and he said the candidate -- -- to China we don't need it.

Yeah that is that is a year that is the effect of what he said certainly.

-- it is -- and we should also be clear because you.

Canadians are talking and working with right now in the and the oil shales.

With China China is -- investor partner -- a lot of deals up there.

This is not something that's -- this is already under way and there's a misconception in some parts of this country.

The China is sort of a new entrant into this in fact.

China is right now -- a sharp and severe competitor of the United States.

For the energy are products of our neighbor to the north.

Well and also for our own energy products Lou as you said the president is attacking Coldwell.

The Chinese -- borrow buying today.

Cold from Wyoming mean let's face it we all want to make energy is clean as we can as fast as we can.

With the use of technology.

And it and advanced techniques we want to do it in ways that don't raise the cost of energy for American families and the president doesn't seem to be very concerned about that.

When you see that -- pain at the pump that continues to come USA today headline on Friday was are looking at five dollars a gallon.

For gasoline for families that fill up there when your paying that kind of money it has a huge impact.

On the quality of life professor at least we're dealing with a mortgage and kids and bills.

And you tell me -- Why aren't any of these candidates saying what has to be done to stop five dollar a gallon -- -- -- asked to be done.

But to start exporting producing our energy reserves coal gas.

Oil and gas shale -- You know how about some crude oil and -- as well.

I don't hear I don't hear an energy vision emanating from any one of these candidates.

And certainly not from this president -- and to say you know let's do another alternate energy Green energy and issue.

Well that the president is too far guided in directed by the the left wing environmentalist who are holding him hostage on issues like the keystone.

XL pipeline which we needed all but you cannot have a war about certain kinds of energy and still really say that.

You -- at all which -- what the president has at least tried to say in his state of the union that flies in the face of the policies that are coming out of this.

White House and and I think I mean it's interesting that I think that the president.

Actually intentionally once energy prices to rise on some in some areas so that then he can say well.

This this proves his point on on renewable energy which still continues today to be.

The most expensive forms of energy.

-- only only and idiot would oppose.

Creating alternate energy sources in this country and I don't know such and it.

Yet that seems to be the straw man that this -- administration puts up time and time again.

The fact is that there are limitations.

To alternative energy whether it's solar whether it's wind geothermal -- it might be.

In the near term near term defined as an X 2030 years.

Why doesn't everybody just -- stipulate that move on let's talk about what to do now.

Because even China will tell you with all of their investment in renewables that even 203040.

Years from now -- At the most optimistic only 12% of their energy is gonna be coming from renewables and 88% is gonna be coming from the sources that we continue to use today.

Coal oil gas and uranium for nuclear power.

Well senator as -- it's good to talk through the thanks for being here -- -- -- -- -- senator John Brashear.

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