Consensus Builds: We Need To Support Domestic Energy Production

“The answer is simple. Drill. Pump. Repeat…Let’s unleash American energy production.”

Garrett Hawkins
president of the Missouri Farm Bureau

“While gas is still a substantial part of the energy mix, we want to make sure that the Europeans do not have to source that gas from Russia.”

Jake Sullivan
National Security Advisor

“We must recommit as a nation to embracing all-of-the-above energy solutions.”

Joe Manchin
U.S. Senator (D-WV)

“There is a case to be made for the American producers to increase production.”

Ernest Moniz
Former U.S. Energy Secretary

“We need more supply. … We need oil and gas production to rise to meet current demand.”

Jennifer Granholm
U.S. Energy Secretary

“They have the capacity they need to go get more oil here in the United States, and [President Biden would] encourage them to do that.”

Jen Psaki
WH Press Secretary

“And now as prices continue to soar it’s time for the industry to step up and help the American people.”

Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester
(DE-At Large)

“So, my question to all of you is, will you step up? Will you increase production, and commit to increasing production, and for how much during April?”

Rep. Darren Soto
(FL-9)

“Increasing production will meet demand and bring down prices.”

Rep. Kim Schrier
(WA-08)

“Your companies need to do their part to increase production to meet demand.”

Rep. Frank Pallone
(NJ-6)

“We believe that an obvious path forward to achieve this is earnestly pursuing a higher-level of American energy independence.”

Jim Kirkos
president and CEO of the Meadowlands, NJ Chamber of Commerce

“We’ve got to find a way to reskill, retool, bring those people back to the industry. The second, is we need to find a better way to get capital to the industry, and that will come with more regulatory certainty.”

Ramanan Krishnamoorti
petroleum engineering professor, University of Houston

“In this moment of crisis, we need more oil supply.”

Jennifer Granholm
U.S. Energy Secretary

“We’ve called on industry to boost production.”

Nancy Pelosi
Speaker of the House (D-CA)

“We need domestic increase in oil production.”

Ro Khanna
U.S. Congressman (D-CA)

“We have to get prices down and the best way is to take full advantage of all we have domestically.”

Josh Gottheimer
U.S. Congressman (D-NJ)