Our goal, as their ally and as a world leader and as a believer in free markets, should be not only to make sure that we have enough oil here in the United States, but, also, that we are leading from the front on making sure that powers like the Russians or Iran are not able to use oil and gas as a geopolitical lever, as a weapon.
Shimkus discusses the importance of U.S. energy independence and geopolitical strategy.
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