Unleashing US oil, gas industry could be 'life-changing': Mandy Gunasekara

Mandy Gonna Sakara is the former chief of staff at the EPA and joins me now. Mandy, are these drilling and mining restrictions as dramatic as the center says in terms of national security? Yeah, absolutely. Still. Look, energy security is national security. And what we’ve seen, this blind allegiance by the Biden administration to the World War on fossil fuels has not only undermined economic opportunity here in the United States, but it has been another tool that those who wish to cause harm to our national security, as well as the security of our allies abroad have been using against us. And this administration just keeps cutting certain resources of which we are abundantly blessed and know how to. Responsibly, safely, and efficiently removed to deliver to market. We know how to do that. We do it better than anyone in the world. But this administration will not let the American people do what they do well in the US oil and gas industry, the coal industry and the like. And it is extremely damaging to our national security. Senator Sullivan said it very well. I want to get back to the White House of $7 billion solar power grants. Biden is pushing these green energy products, and at the same time, he’s killing oil and gas. It really doesn’t seem to make sense to me. How about you? Well, it doesn’t make sense. You know, what would make sense is letting the market determine which technology should actually take off. And they keep subsidizing inferior technologies, which undermines the development of the very technologies and the resources that we know how to use. We know how to use quite well. And we need, we are in a country of growth and opportunity. So we need to create a future of energy, energy growth and dominance, not one of energy scarcity. But unfortunately, Team Biden is so committed to propping up these inferior technologies is causing all sorts of havoc on the national security front, but also the economic development front. And it is limiting the development of the very energy resources that we need more of. Strange question for you, Mandy. If Donald Trump wins and if you were to go back to the EPA and work there, do you think the deep state will be out to get you? I know they will. I’m, I’m pretty sure I’m, I’m on a couple of their lists, Stuart. But you know, this, this is really important work. It’s actually life changing, not just for the individuals who are directly a part of the oil and gas industry, but what it does to communities. I’m from a small town where oil and gas actually made that community or gave that community an opportunity to grow. I’ve seen it for skin. And I don’t care about the deep state. I’m not scared of them. If I go back in there, I’m going to do what’s right by the American people and what the president of the United States expects. And if it’s President Donald Trump, we know that he expects a future of energy dominance and how to actually get there. We wish you the best of luck. Mandy Gonna Sakara, thanks for being with us today. Appreciate it.