Obama On Gas Prices
398 views · Published 3 March 2012 · 25:17 · Indexed 2 October 2026
Channel: The Uptake by Bridgemakers · 2012 · News & Politics
Speaking at Nashua Community College in Nashua, New Hampshire President Obama comments on Republican calls for more oil drilling. "Now, if there?s one thing I know about New Hampshire, it?s that your political bull detector is pretty keen. It?s pretty sharp. (Applause.) You know that we can?t just drill our way to lower gas prices. There are no quick fixes or silver bullets. If somebody tells you there are, they're not telling you the truth. If we?re going to take control of our energy future -- which we have to do -- if we?re going to avoid high gas prices every single year, with a lot of politicians talking every single year but nothing happening -- if we're going to avoid that, then we've got to have an all-of-the-above strategy that develops every single source of American energy. Not just oil and gas, but also wind and solar and biofuels. (Applause.) We've got to keep developing the technology that allows us to use less oil in our cars and trucks, less oil in our buildings and our factories. And that?s the strategy we?ve been pursuing for the last three years, and it's the only real solution to this challenge. Now, here's the good news. We're making progress. And you can see it in this chart. There's a chart behind me right here -- we're using visual aids today. (Laughter.) The bar on the left shows that six years ago, 60 percent of the oil we used was imported. Since I took office, America?s dependence on foreign oil has gone down every single year. Every single year. (Applause.) In fact, in 2010, it was under 50 percent for the first time in 13 years -- for the first time. (Applause.)
