[INAUDIBLE]
DAGEN: FRENCH PRESIDENT EMANUEL
MACRON TELLING JOE BIDEN THAT
THE SAUDIS CAN BARELY INCREASE
OIL PRODUCTION.
BIDEN IS SET TO TRAVEL IN SAUDI
ARABIA NEXT MONTH LOOKING FOR
HELP TO BRING DOWN FUEL PRICES
HERE IN THE UNITED STATES REALLY
AROUND THE GLOBE AS HE REFUSES
TO TURN TO AMERICAN PRODUCERS.
WELL, HE TURNS, HE TURNS HIS
BACK ON AMERICAN PRODUCERS.
JOINING US NOW TEXAS CONGRESSMAN
ROGER WILLIAMS.
HE’S THE VICE RANKING MEMBER OF
THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE, A
MEMBER OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES
COMMITTEE AS WELL, CONGRESSMAN,
YOUR REACTION TO WHAT EMANUEL
MACRON WAS TELLING BIDEN WHICH
HE CLEARLY IT JUST SEEMED LIKE
IT WAS PLAN TO SAY IT WHEN THERE
WAS A MICROPHONE THAT WAS ON.
>> WELL, I’M GLAD HE SAID IT.
THE FACT OF THE MATTER HE’S
TELLING THE TRUTH AND WE HAVE TO
BE THE LEADING PRODUCER IN THE
WORLD AND, OF COURSE, BIDEN HAS
NOT SEEN IT THAT WAY.
I’M GLAD HE SAID, I’M GLAD THEY
HAD A HOT MIC AND WE WILL SEE
HOW THEY RESPOND TO IT.
DAGEN: WHAT DO YOU OF JOE BIDEN
INCREASINGLY TALKING ABOUT THE
NEED OF TRANSFORMATIVE ENERGY
PROJECTS WHEN THE REST OF THE
WORLD IS WAKING UP TO THE FACT
THAT WE NEED SAFE AND SECURE
SUPPLIES OF FOSSIL FUELS.
JAMES FREEMAN WRITING ABOUT THAT
IN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, A SPEECH THAT JOE BIDEN SHOULD NO
SPEECH THAT JOE BIDEN SHOULD NO
LONGER GIVE WHEN AUSTRIA,
GERMANY --
>> HE’S TRYING TO THROW A PHONEY
ECONOMY.
ALL THE ABOVE.
WE HAVE SO MANY GREAT THINGS IN
AMERICA.
LET COMPETITION WORK AND LET
WHAT CONSUMERS WANT.
THE EV THAT HE TALKS ABOUT,
PEOPLE DON’T COME IN ASKING FOR
ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
IN TEXAS ALONE, WE PULL JET
SKIS, WE PULL BOATS.
THAT’S NOT GOING TO DO WITH
ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO GET IT --
WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO GET IT
CHARGED.
YOU WILL WAIT 2 AND A HALF HOURS
FOR IT.
IF IT’S A GOVERNMENT STATION
IT’S PROBABLY BROKEN.
DAGEN: YOU’RE TALKING, YOU’RE
SPEAKING NOT JUST AS A MEMBER OF
CONGRESS BUT SMALL BUSINESS
OWNER, SOMEONE WHO IS IN THE CAR
BUSINESS CAR DEALERSHIP FOR 50
YEARS AND BIDEN’S PLANNING TO
MAKE HALF OF VEHICLES TOLD
ELECTRIC IN 8 YEAR’S TIME,
MEERKATS, SCHLAPP WHERE EV
PRICES ARE GOING THROUGH THE
ROOF.
JUMP IN.
>> RIGHT, AND THE CADILLAC,
300,000 OR A $100,000 OR SO.
IT’SISH SANE.
INSANE, WHEN IT COMES TO JOE
BIDEN, HE’S BEEN BLAMING THE
FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY AND
BASICALLY SAYING THEY ARE
PROFITING OFF OF THE HIGHER GAS
PRICES.
HOW DO WE DISPEL THAT MYTH?
>> WELL, LOOK PROFITS TO THE
DEMOCRATS -- PROFITS ARE GOOD.
I WANT TO SEE WHAT KIND OF
SERVICE THEY ARE GOING TO GIVE
ME AND THE DEMAND AND I’M NOT SO
SURE THEY ARE MAKING AS MUCH AS
HE MAY THINK THEY ARE.
BUT PROFIT, RISK AND REWARD IS
WHAT AMERICA IS BUILT ON.
WHY WE CONTINUE TO TRY TO
DESTROY THAT.
IF WE DON’T MAKE PROFITS, THE
AMERICAN CONSUMER NEEDS AND
ELECTRONIC VEHICLE, ELECTRIC
VEHICLES ARE NOT GOING TO BE
ABLE TO DO THAT.
DAGEN: IF AMERICA JUST LOOKS AT
CALIFORNIA, CONGRESSMAN, THAT’S THE FUTURE IF THE DEMOCRATS ARE
THE FUTURE IF THE DEMOCRATS ARE
ALLOWED TO DICTATE POLICY ON
AUTOMOBILES.
>> YEAH, IT’S A TOTAL DISASTER
AND LIKE I SAID I’VE BEEN IN THE
BUSINESS 52 YEARS.
NOBODY COMES IN AND SAYS I WANT
TO BUY AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE.
WHAT THEY WANT TO BUY A TRUCK TO
PULL THEIR BOAT OR MOTOR HOME
AND THIS KIND OF THINGS AND WE
LIVE IN TEXAS.
IF YOU’VE BEEN FROM FORT WORTH
TEXAS AND MIDLAND, TEXAS, I
DON’T KNOW WHERE YOU WILL GET A
WITH AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE.
IT’S NOT THE JOB OF THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT.
IT WAS THE JOB OF THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT WHEN THEY DECIDED TO
HAVE THE MODEL T.
LET’S GET THE PRIVATE SECTOR
WORK.