Ed Whitfield actually said...

I believe that I would rather be dependent on Mexico and Canada than Saudi Arabia and Venezuela.

Whitfield expresses preference for North American oil over Middle Eastern and Venezuelan oil.

01/24/2012

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I might make just one comment regarding the scenario of exporting gas to Russia...

I am in favor of LNG exports, but I have four concerns.

The mere signal that America is serious about natural gas exports would immediately strengthen their negotiating position.

It is this American ingenuity that discovered there is enough natural gas to use domestically and to export to our allies around the globe.