The GDP per capita in this country has been flat over the past decade. That in itself, I think, should make us question the policies we've been pursuing. The real issue is that we think too much about ourselves. We've created high energy prices in the rest of the world, particularly in Europe. High energy prices in Europe don't just undermine.... At a time when we say we want to become more independent from the United States, they undermine productivity, undermine innovation and undermine centrist political voting patterns.
Most importantly, they effectively amount to a subsidy for Russia's aggression in the war in Ukraine. I've never understood how we can, on the one hand, pursue the policies we have and, on the other hand, say we're strong supporters of Ukraine when we pursue energy policies that do the exact opposite.