John Shimkus actually said...

There is no reason for us to continue to have a negative balance of trade and continue to be a borrowing country when we could have a positive balance of trade and we could turn into a lending company if we released our energy companies to explore, identify, and recover.

Context

Shimkus emphasizes the economic benefits of energy exploration.

08/01/2012

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