[000:00:00;01] TAKE I DON'T KNOW [000:00:01;00] WHEN THE SENATE IS GOING TO [000:00:02;03] BRING THEIR BILL TO THE FLOOR TO [000:00:03;14] VOTE. [000:00:03;23] AS SOON AS THE SENATE GETS A [000:00:04;21] BILL PASSED AND DONE I BELIEVE [000:00:07;08] WE CAN MOVE FAIRLY QUICKLY. [000:00:09;11] >> LOOK I'M FAMILIAR WITH THIS. [000:00:11;10] THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE DID IN [000:00:13;02] THE HOUSE. [000:00:13;22] WE BROUGHT IT TO THE FLOOR. [000:00:15;09] WE PULLED IT BACK AND BROAD IT [000:00:18;17] PAST IT. [000:00:19;08] IT'S A BIT OF A SENSE OF DEJA [000:00:22;06] VU I TOLD SENATOR McCONNELL I [000:00:24;07] KNOW HOW HE FEELS. [000:00:25;23] I DO THINK THEY'RE GOING TO [000:00:27;22] PERSEVERE, WE HAVE A PROMISE TO [000:00:29;04] KEEP AND THE PROMISE WE MADE IS [000:00:30;20] WE WOULD REPEAL AND REPLACE THIS [000:00:32;11] HEALTH CARE LAW. [000:00:33;00] NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT THE [000:00:34;18] HEALTH CARE LAW IS IN MIDDLE OF [000:00:36;15] A COLLAPSE. [000:00:37;22] INSURERS ARE PULLING OUT LEFT [000:00:38;23] AND RIGHT. [000:00:39;10] >> WE WILL LEAVE THIS AT THIS [000:00:40;23] POINT AND HEAD OVER TO THE [000:00:43;03] DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY WHERE [000:00:44;19] PRESIDENT TRUMP AND VICE [000:00:45;08] PRESIDENT PENNSYLVANIA ARE ABOUT [000:00:46;11] TO MAKE REMARKS ON THEIR ENERGY [000:00:48;22] POLICY TO HIGHLIGHT ENERGY WEEK. [000:00:50;18] SPEAKING NOW IS ENERGY SECRETARY [000:00:52;04] RICK PERRY. [000:00:53;17] >> ADMINISTRATOR SCOTT PRUITT [000:00:58;01] AND WE ALL COLLECTIVELY WOULD [000:00:59;15] LIKE TO WELCOME YOU TO THIS [000:01:00;22] EVENT TODAY. [000:01:01;10] AND PARTICULARLY TO THE [000:01:02;24] DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. [000:01:03;16] WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO PASS [000:01:05;10] GREETINGS ONTO THE TENS OF [000:01:07;18] THOUSANDS OF D.O.E. EMPLOYEES [000:01:09;05] THAT ARE WATCHING THIS. [000:01:12;25] ONLINE. [000:01:13;11] MANY OF YOU KNOW HOW HONORED I [000:01:16;10] AM TO HAVE BEEN THE, THERE'S OUR [000:01:18;02] BOYS RIGHT THERE. [000:01:26;13] PRESIDENT TRUMP KNEW WHAT HE WAS [000:01:27;16] DOING WHEN HE PICKED US. [000:01:30;12] AND THEN I SAY THAT WITH A [000:01:33;12] LITTLE BIT OF HUMILITY. [000:01:35;24] THESE ARE TWO GREAT PARTNERS. [000:01:37;14] AND THEY ARE TWO PEOPLE THAT [000:01:40;16] FIGURATIVELY AND LITERALLY ARE [000:01:41;21] NOT AFRAID TO TAKE A HILL. [000:01:44;09] AND I'M PROUD TO BE ON THEIR [000:01:47;21] TEAM AND AS I AM ON PRESIDENT [000:01:51;29] TRUMP'S TEAM. [000:01:53;15] LEADING THIS, LEADING THIS [000:01:55;01] AGENCY HAS BEEN ONE OF THE GREAT [000:01:58;07] PRIVILEGES AND HONORS OF MY [000:01:59;28] LIFE. [000:02:00;07] AS I SAID BEING THE GOVERNOR [000:02:02;07] WAS THE GREATEST JOB I EVER HAD. [000:02:05;10] BEING THE GOVERNOR OF TEXAS IS [000:02:06;23] AN EXTRAORDINARY AND AMAZING [000:02:09;12] JOB. [000:02:09;20] BUT BEING THE SECRETARY OF [000:02:10;27] ENERGY IS OFFICIALLY THE COOLEST [000:02:12;26] JOB I'VE EVER HAD. [000:02:14;21] MY SHORT TIME HERE I GOT TO SEE [000:02:17;17] FIRSTHAND, THE GREAT WORK OF THE [000:02:19;05] MEN AND WOMEN OF THIS AGENCY. [000:02:20;24] HERE AT HOME AND ABROAD WE HAVE [000:02:24;27] AN EFFECT LITERALLY AROUND THE [000:02:27;10] GLOBE WITH THE D.O.E. [000:02:28;12] I TRAVELED THE COUNTRY TO MANY [000:02:29;25] OF OUR NATIONAL LAB, I'VE SEEN [000:02:33;03] THAT THE BRILLIANT MINDS, THE [000:02:35;26] AMAZING WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING. [000:02:37;06] THE INNOVATION THAT'S OCCURRING. [000:02:39;06] THE TECHNOLOGY THAT'S BEING [000:02:42;04] COMMERCIALIZED IN OUR GOALS AT [000:02:43;10] THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ARE [000:02:47;05] VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD, ADVANCED [000:02:50;17] OUR NATION'S CRITICAL R&D [000:02:52;15] MISSION. [000:02:53;07] STRENGTHEN OUR NATIONAL [000:02:54;00] SECURITY. [000:02:54;22] FULFILL OUR ENVIRONMENTAL [000:02:55;18] MANAGEMENT COMMITMENTS, IN [000:02:57;07] ADDITION TO THESE SMART PEOPLE. [000:03:00;00] AMERICA NEEDS SMART POLICIES. [000:03:02;05] SCOTT AND RYAN AND I WERE BOTH [000:03:05;06] TALKING ABOUT SMART REGULATIONS. [000:03:07;09] NOT DEREGULATION, OBVIOUSLY [000:03:08;29] GETTING REGULATIONS OUT OF THE [000:03:10;04] WAY THAT JUST COST PEOPLE JOBS [000:03:13;02] AND OPPORTUNITIES. [000:03:13;27] AND HAVING THE SMART REGULATIONS [000:03:15;14] IN PLACE. [000:03:16;07] SINCE COMING ABOARD I'VE ENGAGED [000:03:18;09] IN A NUMBER OF WITH MY [000:03:21;28] COUNTERPARTS FROM ACROSS THE [000:03:24;11] WORLD, I WENT TO THE G7 IN ROME [000:03:28;13] AND TALKED TO ENERGY MINISTERS [000:03:30;17] FROM SIX OTHER MAJOR COUNTRIES. [000:03:34;23] IT'S NOT LOST ON ME AND OUR [000:03:37;08] CONVERSATIONS ARE ABOUT HOW OUR [000:03:40;16] RESOURCES ARE SO IMPORTANT TO [000:03:41;21] THE FUTURE OF THIS WORLD. [000:03:43;05] RIGHT HERE IN THE UNITED STATES [000:03:45;13] WE HAVE AN ABUNDANCE OF [000:03:47;17] RESOURCES, WE'RE SO BLESSED, [000:03:48;19] JUDGE, TOUGH THE RESOURCES THAT [000:03:50;01] WE HAVE IN THIS COUNTRY. [000:03:51;10] THE TECHNOLOGIES THAT CAN BE [000:03:53;27] USED TO FURTHER BENEFIT NOT ONLY [000:03:56;03] OUR CITIZENS BUT THE [000:03:58;10] ENVIRONMENT. [000:03:58;22] UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF [000:04:00;04] PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, THAT'S [000:04:02;05] EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE GETTING. [000:04:10;21] >> I KNOW A LOT OF YOU, WE [000:04:13;11] TALKED ABOUT THIS OUT IN THE [000:04:14;12] HALL EARLIER. [000:04:14;29] A LOT OF YOU ARE COMING THROUGH [000:04:18;23] THIS REGULATELY HAZE YOU'VE BEEN [000:04:20;17] IN OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST [000:04:21;21] EIGHT YEARS. [000:04:22;05] I KNOW YOU FELT LIKE THE CARDS [000:04:23;21] WERE STACKED AGAINST YOU. [000:04:25;05] BECAUSE THEY WERE. [000:04:27;27] BECAUSE THEY WERE THE WAR ON [000:04:29;09] YOUR LIVELIHOODS IS OVER [000:04:33;23] THOUGH. [000:04:34;03] IT IS OVER. [000:04:34;15] BUT IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG [000:04:36;16] RECOVERY. [000:04:37;00] KNOW THAT YOU HAVE FRIENDS IN [000:04:38;08] THIS ADMINISTRATION PEOPLE WHO [000:04:39;13] UNDERSTAND THAT THE POWER OF [000:04:41;08] AMERICA, IS IN AMERICA'S ENERGY [000:04:43;11] IT'S IN HER DIVERSITY OF OUR [000:04:44;22] ENERGY RESOURCES. [000:04:45;15] OUR TEAM IS WORKING TO RIGHT THE [000:04:47;18] WRONGS AND PUT US BACK ON A [000:04:49;15] PATHWAY TO PROSPERITY AND ENERGY [000:04:53;19] SECURITY. [000:04:54;01] AND HELPING LEAD THAT EFFORT. [000:05:01;09] A MAN THAT I HAVE COME TO ADMIRE [000:05:02;17] GREATLY, HE'S ONE OF THE MOST [000:05:04;26] STABLE CAPABLE, THOUGHTFUL [000:05:07;29] LEADERS THAT I'VE HAD TO CALL A [000:05:10;07] FRIEND. [000:05:10;17] AND THAT IS THE VICE PRESIDENT [000:05:11;26] OF THE UNITED STATES JOIN ME IN [000:05:15;19] WELCOMING, VICE PRESIDENT MIKE [000:05:18;28] PENCE. [000:05:33;13] >> WELL THANK YOU SO MUCH. [000:05:34;20] HAVE ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE [000:05:36;14] FOR SECRETARY RICK PERRY, WHO IS [000:05:37;29] DOING SUCH A TREMENDOUS JOB. [000:05:41;11] HERE AT THE DEPARTMENT OF [000:05:43;06] ENERGY. [000:05:43;16] TO SECRETARY PERRY, TO SECRETARY [000:05:45;27] RYAN ZINKY TO SCOTT PRUITT. [000:05:48;17] TO CHAIRMAN LISA MURKOWSKY, [000:05:51;15] CHAIRMAN LAMAR ALEXANDER, [000:05:53;21] CHAIRMAN MIKE SIMPSON, ALL THE [000:05:56;03] DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF [000:05:56;23] CONGRESS AND HONORED GUESTS WHO [000:05:59;09] ARE HERE. [000:05:59;25] WELCOME TO A NEW ERA OF AMERICAN [000:06:01;26] ENERGY. [000:06:02;06] A NEW ERA IN AMERICAN ENERGY [000:06:05;04] DOMINANCE. [000:06:05;18] AND WELCOME TO AN ERA DEFINED BY [000:06:09;25] THE PRO ENERGY LEADERSHIP OF [000:06:10;19] PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP. [000:06:19;29] WE'RE GATHERED HERE TODAY AS [000:06:21;28] FURTHER EVIDENCE OF PRESIDENT [000:06:22;29] DONALD TRUMP KNOWS THAT [000:06:24;01] AFFORDABLE ABUNDANT AND RELIABLE [000:06:25;21] ENERGY IS THE FOUNDATION OF [000:06:27;15] AMERICAN PROSPERITY. [000:06:29;12] IN FACT SINCE TODAY ONE OF THE [000:06:31;16] ADMINISTRATION PRESIDENT TRUMP [000:06:32;08] HAS TAKEN DECISIVE ACTION TO [000:06:33;24] UNLEASH THE UNLIMITED POTENTIAL [000:06:35;12] OF AMERICA'S ENERGY RESOURCES [000:06:36;20] AND WE'RE JUST GETTING STARTED. [000:06:41;03] IN ONE OF HIS FIRST ACTS [000:06:43;03] PRESIDENT TRUMP APPROVED THE [000:06:44;24] KEYSTONE AND DAKOTA PIPELINE AND [000:06:46;09] THE DAKOTA PIPELINE IS UP AND [000:06:47;25] RUNNING AND THE KEYSTONE ISN'T [000:06:48;19] FAR BEHIND. [000:06:51;14] UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF THIS [000:06:53;26] PRESIDENT, COLE MINES ARE [000:06:55;09] ACTUALLY REOPENING IN AMERICA. [000:06:57;02] COLE MINERS ARE GOING BACK TO [000:06:58;15] WORK AND THE WAR ON COAL IS [000:07:03;28] OVER. [000:07:05;18] PRESIDENT TRUMP'S BEEN ROLLING [000:07:06;22] BACK THE CLEAN POWER PLAN, HE'S [000:07:08;28] OPENING THE WAY FOR MORE [000:07:10;21] OFFSHORE DRILLING AND PRESIDENT [000:07:13;07] DONALD TRUMP SENT A MESSAGE TO [000:07:14;08] THE WORLD THAT WE'RE GOING TO [000:07:15;29] PUT AMERICAN ENERGY AND AMERICAN [000:07:17;23] JOBS FIRST WHEN HE WITHDREW THE [000:07:23;03] UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FROM [000:07:23;24] THE PARIS CLIMATE ACCORD. [000:07:28;28] >> PRESIDENT TRUMP KNOWS THAT [000:07:30;11] AMERICA NEEDS ALL OUR NATION'S [000:07:31;28] ENERGY RESOURCES TO POWER OUR [000:07:34;09] HOMES, POWER OUR ECONOMY, AND [000:07:36;17] REALLY TO POWER OUR FUTURE. [000:07:38;07] AND HIS ACTIONS IN THIS ENERGY [000:07:40;18] WEEK. [000:07:41;03] DEMONSTRATE THIS PRESIDENT'S [000:07:42;09] COMMITMENT TO PUTTING AMERICAN [000:07:43;24] JOBS AMERICAN FAMILIES AND [000:07:45;19] AMERICAN ENERGY FIRST. [000:07:46;14] SO WITH GRATITUDE FOR HIS [000:07:49;11] LEADERSHIP UNLEASHING AMERICAN [000:07:53;20] ENERGY IT IS NOW MY HIGH HONOR [000:07:56;00] AND DISTINCT PRIVILEGE TO [000:07:57;17] INTRODUCE TO YOU, THE PRESIDENT [000:08:00;08] OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, [000:08:01;00] PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP. [000:08:07;08] ♪ [000:08:17;22] ♪ [000:08:22;16] >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [000:08:31;07] THANK YOU, EVERYBODY, THANK YOU [000:08:32;22] VERY MUCH. [000:08:35;16] HOW ARE YOU? [000:08:37;07] I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY ON [000:08:38;27] STAGE, THEY ARE REALLY A [000:08:40;11] TERRIFIC TEAM. [000:08:41;08] WE HAVE SOME OF THE REAL WINNERS [000:08:42;16] IN THE AUDIENCE TOO THAT I CAN [000:08:44;02] TELL YOU, SOME GREAT, GREAT [000:08:45;19] PEOPLE. [000:08:46;04] I WANT TO THANK VICE PRESIDENT [000:08:48;02] PENCE AS ALWAYS HE'S RIGHT [000:08:49;06] THERE AND HE IS REALLY BEEN A [000:08:51;06] HELP TO THIS ADMINISTRATION. [000:08:52;21] AND WE HAVE SOME BIG THINGS [000:08:54;10] HAPPENING TODAY. [000:08:55;03] AND WE HAVE SOME VERY BIG THINGS [000:08:56;23] HAPPENING OVER THE NEXT MONTH. [000:08:58;13] I GUESS PROBABLY I COULD SAY [000:08:59;26] OVER THE NEXT EIGHT YEARS, I [000:09:01;22] SUSPECT I CAN SAY THAT. [000:09:07;22] IT'S WONDERFUL TO BE HERE WITH [000:09:09;11] SO MANY PIONEERS AND VISIONARIES [000:09:12;09] FROM AMERICA'S ENERGY INDUSTRY. [000:09:14;11] GREAT INDUSTRY. [000:09:14;25] I WANT TO THANK THE LEADERS OF [000:09:17;05] OUR GREAT ENERGY COMPANIES FOR [000:09:20;28] JOINING US TODAY AND FOR [000:09:21;17] SUPPORTING OUR EFFORTS TO BRING [000:09:23;16] TRUE WEALTH AND PROSPERITY TO [000:09:24;18] OUR PEOPLE. [000:09:25;16] I ALSO -- THAT'S TRUE. [000:09:26;27] COME ON GIVE YOURSELF A HAND [000:09:28;20] YOU DESERVE IT. [000:09:32;06] YOU'VE GONE THROUGH EIGHT YEARS [000:09:33;04] OF HELL AND ACTUALLY I COULD SAY [000:09:34;15] EVEN A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN [000:09:36;02] THAT. [000:09:36;11] YOU DESERVE IT. [000:09:37;07] I ALSO WANT TO EXPRESS OUR [000:09:39;09] SINCERE GRATITUDE TO THE LABOR [000:09:41;05] UNION LEADERS AND MEMBERS WHO [000:09:42;28] HAVE JOINED US TODAY. [000:09:44;05] THANK YOU, FELLOWS, THANK YOU. [000:09:51;03] YOUR WORKERS EMBODY THE SKILL, [000:09:53;03] GRIT AND COURAGE THAT HAS ALWAYS [000:09:54;25] BEEN THE TRUE SOURCE OF AMERICAN [000:09:57;25] STRENGTH. [000:09:58;06] THEY ARE GREAT PEOPLE. [000:10:00;18] THEY BREAK THROUGH ROCK WALLS, [000:10:02;08] MINE THE DEPTHS OF THE EARTH AND [000:10:04;06] REACH THROUGH THE OCEAN FLOOR TO [000:10:07;12] BRING EVERY OUNCE OF ENERGY INTO [000:10:09;14] OUR HOMES AND COMMERCE AND IN A [000:10:13;03] OUR LIVES. [000:10:15;00] OUR NATION SALUTES YOU, YOU ARE [000:10:16;15] BRAVE AND YOU ARE GREAT WORKERS [000:10:18;07] THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [000:10:18;26] THANK YOU, FELLOWS. [000:10:28;00] BEFORE TURNING TO THE TOPIC AT [000:10:29;07] HAND, I WANT TO PROVIDE A BRIEF [000:10:30;27] UPDATE ON TWO CRUCIAL VOTES [000:10:32;11] TAKING PLACE THIS AFTERNOON ON [000:10:33;19] THE HOUSE FLOOR. [000:10:35;24] VERY IMPORTANT. [000:10:36;22] THESE BILLS ARE VITAL TO PUBLIC [000:10:40;03] SAFETY AND NATIONAL SECURITY. [000:10:41;04] AND I WANT TO THANK CHAIRMAN BOB [000:10:44;29] GOODLATT FOR HIS EFFORTS. [000:10:46;03] BOB HAS BEEN WORKING VERY HARD. [000:10:49;01] AND REALLY FOR A LONG TIME. [000:10:51;04] WE GOT IT GOING. [000:10:52;24] FIRST THE HOUSE WILL BE VOTING [000:10:54;20] ON KATE'S LAW, LEGISLATION NAMED [000:10:57;08] FOR KATE STEINLY WHO WAS KILLED [000:10:59;04] BY AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT WITH [000:11:02;02] FIVE PRIOR DEPORTATIONS AND LOTS [000:11:03;19] OF BAD THINGS ON HIS RECORD. [000:11:06;27] THE SECOND IS THE NO SAPGTNCTUARY [000:11:12;14] FOR CRIMINALS ACT. [000:11:13;11] TO CITIES THAT RELEASE DANGEROUS [000:11:15;02] CRIMINAL ALIENS BACK INTO THE [000:11:18;23] STREETS, INCLUDINGE GING THE VICIOUS [000:11:20;26] AND DISGUSTING AND HORRIBLE [000:11:23;29] MS-13 GANG MEMBERS, AND WE'RE [000:11:25;17] GETTING THEM OUT. [000:11:26;17] WE'RE GETTING THEM OUT. [000:11:27;23] THEY'RE GOING, FAST. [000:11:33;08] >> GENERAL KELLY AND HIS WHOLE [000:11:35;01] GROUP, THEY'VE GOTTEN RID OF [000:11:36;28] 6,000 SO FAR. [000:11:38;14] WE'RE ABOUT 50% THERE AND WE'RE [000:11:41;01] ACTUALLY LIBERATING TOWNS LIKE [000:11:42;13] ON LONG ISLAND WHERE I GREW UP. [000:11:45;15] WE'RE LIBERATING TOWNS. [000:11:46;29] THOSE PEOPLE ARE SO HAPPY TO SEE [000:11:48;28] OUR GUYS AND OUR GUYS ARE A LOT [000:11:51;18] TOUGHER THAN THE MS-13 [000:11:53;18] CHARACTERS THAT I CAN TELL YOU. [000:11:57;28] LIBERATION. [000:11:59;01] I'M CALLING ON ALL LAWMAKERS TO [000:12:00;04] PUT THE SAFETY OF AMERICAN [000:12:00;25] FAMILIES FIRST. [000:12:03;11] AND LET'S PASS THESE BILLS [000:12:04;16] THROUGH THE HOUSE, THROUGH THE [000:12:08;08] SENATE. [000:12:08;18] AND SEND THEM TO MY DESK. [000:12:10;03] I WILL GIVE YOU THE FASTEST [000:12:12;25] APPROVAL. [000:12:13;06] THE FASTEST SIGNATURE THAT YOU [000:12:14;00] HAVE EVER SEEN. [000:12:14;20] WE WILL GET THAT SIGNED SO FAST. [000:12:19;07] AND SO WHEN WE GET BACK THE [000:12:21;09] FIRST THING I'M GOING TO DO IS [000:12:22;23] HOW DID WE DO ON THE VOTE? [000:12:24;23] I EXPECT GOOD THINGS, OTHERWISE [000:12:26;00] WE PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE TALKING [000:12:27;08] ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW. [000:12:28;07] TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. [000:12:30;28] I DON'T LIKE LOSING I DON'T [000:12:32;03] LIKE LOSING, NEITHER DO YOU [000:12:35;02] FOLKS. [000:12:35;27] EVERY MEMBER OF CONGRESS SHOULD [000:12:38;09] VOTE. [000:12:38;27] TO SAVE AMERICAN LIVES. [000:12:40;24] MANY GREAT MEMBERS OF CONGRESS [000:12:41;22] ARE HERE WITH US THIS AFTERNOON. [000:12:44;15] SOME GREAT PEOPLE SOME GREAT, [000:12:46;04] GREAT PEOPLE THANK YOU VERY [000:12:49;08] MUCH. [000:12:49;17] NOT ONLY ARE THEY WORKING WITH [000:12:50;21] US ON BORDER SECURITY BUT THEY [000:12:52;23] SHARE A DESIRE TO UNLEASH [000:12:58;09] AMERICAN ENERGY. [000:12:59;12] I ESPECIALLY WANT TO THANK [000:13:00;25] SECRETARY PERRY FOR HIS [000:13:02;12] TREMENDOUS LEADERSHIP IN THIS [000:13:03;18] DEPARTMENT. [000:13:04;00] HE HAS REALLY DONE A TERRIFIC [000:13:05;13] JOB, HE'S ALSO A CHEERLEADER. [000:13:07;11] I WATCHED THAT IN TEXAS. [000:13:09;01] THE THING I LOVED ABOUT HIM, HE [000:13:10;12] WAS ALWAYS SAYING HOW GREAT [000:13:11;29] TEXAS WAS. [000:13:12;14] AND IF YOU DON'T SAY IT I DON'T [000:13:16;08] KNOW -- YOU GOT TO SAY IT [000:13:17;16] RIGHT? [000:13:17;25] YOU'RE DOING IT RIGHT NOW WITH [000:13:19;19] ENERGY. [000:13:19;29] THAT'S TRUE. [000:13:21;04] ALONG WITH SECRETARY OF THE [000:13:25;13] INTERIOR RYAN ZINCY AND EPA [000:13:30;09] ADMINISTRATOR, SCOTT PRUITT. [000:13:31;13] AND WE'VE BEEN IN A BATTLE WITH [000:13:32;17] THE WORLD AND NOW THE WORLD IS [000:13:34;00] STARTING TO SAY, I THINK THEY'RE [000:13:35;07] RIGHT. [000:13:35;22] WE HAVE NO DOUBT. [000:13:36;20] BUT ALL THREE OF THEM STRONGLY [000:13:39;12] BELIEVE PUTTING AMERICA FIRST, [000:13:40;19] WHICH IS WHAT I BELIEVE IN. [000:13:42;04] WHICH IS WHY I GOT ELECTED. [000:13:44;25] IT'S CALLED MAKE AMERICA GREAT [000:13:46;20] AGAIN. [000:13:46;29] MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN. [000:13:49;10] WE'RE HERE TODAY TO USHER IN A [000:13:52;20] NEW AMERICAN ENERGY POLICY. [000:13:53;20] ONE THAT UNLOCKS MILLIONS AND [000:13:55;20] MILLIONS OF JOBS AND TRILLIONS [000:13:56;27] OF DOLLARS IN WEALTH. [000:14:00;24] FOR OVER 40 YEARS, AMERICA WAS [000:14:02;19] VULNERABLE TO FOREIGN REGIMES. [000:14:04;01] THAT USED ENERGY AS AN ECONOMIC [000:14:08;27] WEAPON. [000:14:09;15] AMERICANS' QUALITY OF LIFE WAS [000:14:11;07] DIMINISHED BY THE IDEA THAT [000:14:12;29] ENERGY RESOURCES WERE TOO SCARCE [000:14:15;22] TO SUPPORT OUR PEOPLE. [000:14:18;07] WE ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT AND [000:14:19;20] ACTUALLY AT THE TIME IT WAS [000:14:20;14] RIGHT TO THINK, WE DIDN'T THINK [000:14:21;29] WE HAD THIS TREMENDOUS WEALTH [000:14:23;26] UNDER OUR FEET. [000:14:27;25] MANY OF US REMEMBER THE LONG GAS [000:14:29;10] LINES AND THE CONSTANT CLAIMS [000:14:31;02] THAT THE WORLD WAS RUNNING OUT [000:14:33;00] OF OIL AND NATURAL GAS. [000:14:36;25] AMERICANS WERE TOLD THAT OUR [000:14:37;26] NATION COULD ONLY SOLVE THIS [000:14:39;05] ENERGY CRISIS BY IMPOSING [000:14:41;13] DRACONIAN RESTRICTIONS ON ENERGY [000:14:45;28] PRODUCTION. [000:14:46;10] BUT WE NOW KNOW THAT WAS ALL A [000:14:49;09] BIG, BEAUTIFUL MYTH. [000:14:53;03] IT WAS FAKE. [000:14:53;16] DON'T WE LOVE THAT TERM? [000:14:56;22] FAKE. [000:14:57;01] WHAT WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT FAKE [000:14:57;29] OVER THE LAST LITTLE WHILE. [000:15:00;07] FAKE NEWS. [000:15:03;18] CNN. [000:15:04;17] FAKE. [000:15:06;17] WHOOPS THE CAMERA JUST WENT [000:15:09;21] OFF. [000:15:10;01] CAN YOU COME BACK I WON'T SAY [000:15:11;07] IT. [000:15:11;21] I PROMISE I WON'T SAY ANYTHING [000:15:13;08] MORE ABOUT YOU. [000:15:14;04] I SEE THE RED LIGHT GO OFF. [000:15:15;25] I SAY, WHOA. [000:15:18;00] THE TRUTH IS THAT WE HAVE NEAR [000:15:24;12] LIMITLESS SUPPLIES OF ENERGY IN [000:15:25;22] OUR COUNTRY. [000:15:26;28] POWERED BY NEW INNOVATION AND [000:15:28;18] TECHNOLOGY WE ARE NOW ON THE [000:15:31;01] CUSP OF A TRUE ENERGY [000:15:33;26] REVOLUTION. [000:15:34;08] OUR COUNTRY IS BLESSED WITH [000:15:36;07] EXTRAORDINARY ENERGY ABUNDANCE. [000:15:37;22] WHICH WE DIDN'T KNOW OF EVEN [000:15:39;11] FIVE YEARS AGO AND CERTAINLY TEN [000:15:41;26] YEARS AGO. [000:15:43;00] WE HAVE NEARLY 100 YEARS WORTH [000:15:45;08] OF NATURAL GAS AND MORE THAN 250 [000:15:48;11] YEARS WORTH OF CLEAN, BEAUTIFUL [000:15:50;27] COAL. [000:15:51;07] WE ARE A TOP PRODUCER OF [000:15:52;28] PETROLEUM AND THE NUMBER ONE [000:15:56;01] PRODUCER OF NATURAL GAS. [000:16:00;12] WE HAVE SO MUCH MORE THAN WE [000:16:01;26] EVER THOUGHT POSSIBLE. [000:16:02;18] WE ARE REALLY IN THE DRIVING [000:16:05;09] SEAT. [000:16:05;18] AND YOU KNOW WHAT WE DON'T WANT [000:16:07;19] TO LET OTHER COUNTRIES TAKE AWAY [000:16:09;04] OUR SOVEREIGNTY AND TELL US WHAT [000:16:10;14] TO DO AND HOW TO DO IT. [000:16:11;26] THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. [000:16:19;19] WITH THESE INCREDIBLE RESOURCES, [000:16:21;21] MY ADMINISTRATION WILL SEEK NOT [000:16:23;03] ONLY THE AMERICAN ENERGY AND [000:16:24;15] DEPENDENCE THAT WE'VE BEEN [000:16:26;06] LOOKING FOR FOR SO LONG. [000:16:28;20] BUT AMERICAN ENERGY DOMINANCE. [000:16:29;27] AND WE'RE GOING TO BE AN [000:16:31;20] EXPORTER EXPORTER. [000:16:36;10] >> WE WILL BE DOMINANT. [000:16:38;05] WE WILL EXPORT AMERICAN ENERGY [000:16:40;03] ALL OVER THE WORLD. [000:16:41;24] ALL AROUND THE GLOBE. [000:16:45;03] THESE ENERGY EXPERTS WILL CREATE [000:16:46;28] COUNTLESS JOBS FOR OUR PEOPLE [000:16:48;14] AND PROVIDE TRUE ENERGY SECURITY [000:16:49;17] TO OUR FRIENDS, PARTNERS AND [000:16:52;02] ALLIES ALL ACROSS THE GLOBE. [000:16:55;22] BUT THIS FULL POTENTIAL CAN ONLY [000:16:57;06] BE REALIZED WHEN GOVERNMENT [000:17:00;03] PROMOTES ENERGY DEVELOPMENT, [000:17:00;25] THAT'S THIS GUY RIGHT HERE. [000:17:02;02] HE'LL DO IT BETTER THAN ANYBODY. [000:17:08;19] INSTEAD OF OBSTRUCTING IT. [000:17:10;22] LIKE THE DEMOCRATS, THEY [000:17:11;29] OBSTRUCT IT BUT WE GET THROUGH [000:17:13;05] IT. [000:17:13;13] WE CANNOT HAVE OBSTRUCTION. [000:17:14;20] WE HAVE TO GET OUT AND DO OUR [000:17:16;04] JOB BETTER AND FASTER THAN [000:17:18;03] ANYBODY IN THE WORLD. [000:17:19;07] CERTAINLY WHEN IT COMES TO ONE [000:17:20;13] OF OUR GREAT ASSETS. [000:17:24;18] ENERGY. [000:17:27;29] THIS VAST ENERGY WEALTH DOES NOT [000:17:29;10] BELONG TO THE GOVERNMENT. [000:17:30;09] IT BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE OF THE [000:17:31;13] UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. [000:17:39;27] YET FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS THE [000:17:42;02] FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IMPOSED [000:17:43;16] MASSIVE JOB-KILLING BARRIERS TO [000:17:46;05] AMERICAN ENERGY DEVELOPMENT. [000:17:47;07] SINCE MY VERY FIRST DAY IN [000:17:49;09] OFFICE I HAVE BEEN MOVING AT [000:17:51;17] RECORD PACE TO CANCEL THESE [000:17:53;08] REGULATIONS AND TO ELIMINATE THE [000:17:56;18] BARRIERS TO DOMESTIC ENERGY [000:17:58;06] PRODUCTION. [000:17:58;18] LIKE NEVER BEFORE. [000:18:02;26] JOB-KILLING REGULATIONS ARE [000:18:03;17] BEING REMOVED. [000:18:05;03] AND VITAL INFRASTRUCTURE [000:18:06;14] PROJECTS ARE BEING APPROVED AT A [000:18:08;06] LEVEL THAT THEY'VE NEVER SEEN [000:18:11;07] BEFORE. [000:18:11;17] AS YOU ALL KNOW I APPROVED THE [000:18:15;00] KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE AND THE [000:18:16;16] DAKOTA ACCESS PIPELINE IN MY [000:18:18;13] FIRST WEEK. [000:18:20;04] THOUSANDS OF JOBS TREMENDOUS [000:18:22;08] THINGS ARE HAPPENING. [000:18:25;23] AND BY THE WAY. [000:18:26;18] I THOUGHT I TAKE A LOT OF HEAT. [000:18:28;14] I DIDN'T TAKE ANY HEAT. [000:18:29;28] I APPROVED THEM THAT WAS IT. [000:18:31;29] I FIGURED WE WOULD HAVE ALL [000:18:33;07] SORTS OF PROTESTS WE DIDN'T [000:18:34;13] HAVE ANYTHING. [000:18:34;27] BUT I HAVE TO DO WHETHER IT'S [000:18:36;16] PROTESTING OR NOT. [000:18:37;04] I HAVE TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT. [000:18:38;28] BUT PEOPLE CELEBRATE THOSE TWO [000:18:41;11] TRANSACTIONS AS OPPOSED TO [000:18:43;25] PROTESTS. [000:18:44;06] SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO GO OUT AND [000:18:45;06] JUST DO IT. [000:18:45;28] AND YOU FIND OUT WHATEVER [000:18:47;17] HAPPENS, HAPPENS. [000:18:48;23] BUT YOU HAVE TO BE RIGHT FOR THE [000:18:52;29] AMERICAN PEOPLE. [000:19:04;21] I'M DRAMATICALLY REDUCING THE [000:19:06;16] RESTRICTIONS ON THE DEVELOPMENT [000:19:07;11] OF NATURAL GAS. [000:19:08;04] I CANCELLED A MORATORIUM ON NEW [000:19:10;11] COAL LEASING. [000:19:11;13] YOU KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING, THE [000:19:14;00] NEW COAL LEASING ON FEDERAL [000:19:15;25] LANDS, IT WAS BEING SO TERRIBLY [000:19:17;21] RESTRICTED. [000:19:18;03] NOW WITH RYAN AND THE GROUP, [000:19:19;03] IT'S GOING TO BE OPEN AND THE [000:19:20;09] LAND WILL BE LEFT IN BETTER [000:19:21;29] SHAPE THAN IT IS RIGHT NOW. [000:19:24;07] IS THAT RIGHT? [000:19:27;08] BETTER SHAPE. [000:19:33;21] WE'VE FINALLY ENDED WAR ON COAL. [000:19:37;21] THAT A COMPANY JUST OPENED A [000:19:39;05] BRAND NEW COAL MINE IN THE STATE [000:19:41;13] OF PENNSYLVANIA THE FIRST ONE [000:19:42;16] IN MANY MANY YEARS. [000:19:45;26] CORSA, STAND UP. [000:19:46;29] COME ON, CONGRATULATIONS. [000:19:47;18] CONGRATULATIONS. [000:19:52;29] >> BLOWING A LOT OF PEOPLE AND [000:19:54;25] WE ARE PUTTING THE COAL MINERS [000:19:56;07] BACK TO WORK. [000:20:00;07] JUST LIKE I PROMISED WHEN I [000:20:01;27] WENT THROUGH OHIO AND WEST [000:20:03;10] VIRGINIA WYOMING AND ALL OF THE [000:20:04;22] DIFFERENT PLACES. [000:20:07;07] I SEE BOB BACK THERE. [000:20:09;17] CONGRATULATIONS, BOB, HE'S IN [000:20:11;01] GREAT SHAPE. [000:20:11;28] RIGHT? [000:20:12;12] ARE YOU IN GOOD SHAPE, BOB? [000:20:13;20] RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING. [000:20:15;08] YOU JUST TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF. [000:20:17;11] ALL RIGHT? [000:20:17;22] WE'RE ENDING THE INTRUSIVE EPA [000:20:21;26] REGULATIONS THAT KILL JOBS HURT [000:20:24;16] FAMILY FARMERS AND RANCHERS AND [000:20:26;25] RAISED PRICE OF ENERGY SO [000:20:28;08] QUICKLY AND SO SUBSTANTIALLY. [000:20:30;17] IN ORDER TO PROTECT AMERICAN [000:20:33;17] JOBS. [000:20:34;08] COMPANIES AND WORKERS, WE'VE [000:20:35;23] WITHDRAWN THE UNITED STATES FROM [000:20:37;02] THE ONESIDED PARIS CLIMATE [000:20:42;04] ACCORD. [000:20:45;17] >> I WON'T GET INTO IT BUT [000:20:47;14] BELIEVE ME THAT REALLY PUT THIS [000:20:49;00] COUNTRY AT A DISADVANTAGE. [000:20:50;10] NUMBER ONE, WE WEREN'T PLAYING [000:20:52;02] ON THE SAME FIELD. [000:20:53;17] IT KICKED IN FOR US. [000:20:54;16] AND IT DOESN'T KICK IN FOR [000:20:56;21] OTHERS. [000:20:57;01] THE MONEY THAT WE HAD TO PAY WAS [000:21:01;15] ENORMOUS. [000:21:01;26] IT WAS NOT EVEN CLOSE. [000:21:03;15] AND MAYBE WE'LL BE BACK INTO IT [000:21:05;28] SOMEDAY, BUT IT WILL BE ON [000:21:07;06] BETTER TERMS, FAIRER TERMS, NOT [000:21:08;29] ON TERMS WHERE WE'RE THE PEOPLE [000:21:10;20] THAT DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE [000:21:11;25] DOING. [000:21:12;04] WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. [000:21:13;02] BUT I WILL TELL YOU WE'RE VERY [000:21:14;13] PROUD OF IT. [000:21:15;07] AND WHEN I GO AROUND THERE'S SO [000:21:18;10] MANY PEOPLE THAT SAY THANK YOU, [000:21:20;14] YOU SAVED THE SOVEREIGNTY OF OUR [000:21:23;05] COUNTRY. [000:21:24;04] YOU SAVED OUR WEALTH. [000:21:25;23] BECAUSE WE WOULD HAVE A HARD [000:21:28;10] TIME GETTING TO THIS NEW-FOUND [000:21:30;17] WEALTH AND IT'S NOT GOING TO [000:21:32;03] HAPPEN WITH OUR COUNTRY. [000:21:38;15] TODAY I AM PROUDLY ANNOUNCING [000:21:41;24] SIX BRAND-NEW INITIATIVES TO [000:21:43;17] PROPEL THIS NEW ERA OF AMERICAN [000:21:45;24] ENERGY DOMINANCE. [000:21:47;18] FIRST WE WILL BEGIN TO REVIVE [000:21:50;07] AND EXPAND OUR NUCLEAR ENERGY [000:21:53;00] SECTOR, WHICH I'M SO HAPPY [000:21:54;08] ABOUT. [000:21:54;21] WHICH PRODUCES CLEAN RENEWABLE [000:21:56;16] AND EMISSIONS-FREE ENERGY. [000:21:58;12] A COMPLETE REVIEW OF U.S. [000:22:00;21] NUCLEAR ENERGY POLICY WILL HELP [000:22:02;13] US FIND NEW WAYS TO REVITALIZE [000:22:05;20] THIS CRUCIAL ENERGY RESOURCE. [000:22:07;13] AND I KNOW YOU'RE VERY EXCITED [000:22:09;12] ABOUT THAT. [000:22:10;03] SECOND THE DEPARTMENT OF THE [000:22:11;17] TREASURY WILL ADDRESS BARRIERS [000:22:13;09] TO THE FINANCING OF HIGHLY [000:22:16;15] EFFICIENT OVERSEAS COAL ENERGY [000:22:20;12] PLANTS. [000:22:20;23] UKRAINE ALREADY TELLS US, THEY [000:22:22;05] NEED MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF [000:22:24;05] MED RIC TONS RIGHT NOW. [000:22:25;19] THERE ARE MANY OTHER PLACES THAT [000:22:27;03] NEED IT TOO. [000:22:30;13] WE WILL SELL IT TO THEM AND [000:22:32;11] EVERYONE ELSE 0 ALL OVER THE [000:22:33;15] GLOBE WHO NEED IT. [000:22:36;09] MY ADMINISTRATION HAS JUST [000:22:38;05] APPROVED THE CONSTRUCTION OF A [000:22:39;23] NEW PETROLEUM PIPELINE TO [000:22:43;19] MEXICO. [000:22:44;06] WHICH WILL FURTHER BOOST [000:22:45;15] AMERICAN ENERGY EXPORTS. [000:22:47;00] IT WILL GO UNDER THE WALL. [000:22:52;00] HAVE TO GO DOWN A LITTLE DEEPER. [000:22:58;12] FOURTH JUST TODAY, A MAJOR U.S. [000:23:01;09] COMPANY, SIGNED AN AGREEMENT TO [000:23:03;11] BEGIN NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE SALE [000:23:06;13] OF MORE AMERICAN NATURAL GAS TO [000:23:10;05] SOUTH KOREA. [000:23:10;17] AND AS YOU KNOW, THE LEADERSER [000:23:13;05] OF SOUTH KOREA ARE COMING TO THE [000:23:15;04] WHITE HOUSE TODAY. [000:23:17;06] AND WE HAVE A LOT OF DISCUSSION [000:23:18;07] TO DO. [000:23:18;24] WE WILL ALSO BE TALKING ABOUT [000:23:20;17] THEM BUYING ENERGY FROM THE [000:23:22;24] UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. [000:23:24;09] AND I'M SURE THEY'LL LIKE TO DO [000:23:25;26] IT. [000:23:26;04] THEY NEED IT. [000:23:26;17] THANK YOU. [000:23:32;04] FIFTH, THE UNITED STATES' [000:23:33;25] DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY IS [000:23:35;01] ANNOUNCING TODAY IT WILL APPROVE [000:23:37;02] TWO LONG-TERM APPLICATIONS TO [000:23:38;23] EXPORT ADDITIONAL NATURAL GAS [000:23:40;12] FROM THE LAKE CHARLES LNG [000:23:43;13] TERMINAL IN LOUISIANA. [000:23:44;03] IT'S GOING TO BE A BIG DEAL. [000:23:45;23] GREAT ANNOUNCEMENT. [000:23:47;08] FINALLY, IN ORDER TO UNLOCK MORE [000:23:49;12] ENERGY FROM THE 94% OF OFFSHORE [000:23:52;29] LAND CLOSED TO DEVELOPMENT, [000:23:55;03] UNDER THE PREVIOUS [000:23:56;09] ADMINISTRATION SO MUCH OF OUR [000:23:57;22] LAND WAS CLOSED TO DEVELOPMENT. [000:23:59;14] WE'RE OPENING IT UP. [000:24:00;25] THE RIGHT AREAS, WE'RE OPENING [000:24:02;12] IT UP. [000:24:03;02] WE'RE CREATING A NEW OFFSHORE [000:24:06;24] OIL AND GAS LEASING PROGRAM. [000:24:09;13] AMERICA WILL BE ALLOWED TO [000:24:12;01] ACCESS THE VAST ENERGY WEALTH [000:24:14;22] LOCATED RIGHT OFF OUR SHORES. [000:24:17;03] THIS IS ALL JUST THE BEGINNING, [000:24:20;10] BELIEVE ME. [000:24:20;27] THE GOLDEN ERA OF AMERICAN [000:24:24;02] ENERGY IS NOW UNDER WAY. [000:24:26;13] I'LL GO A STEP FURTHER. [000:24:28;13] THE GOLDEN ERA OF AMERICA IS NOW [000:24:32;23] UNDER WAY. [000:24:35;24] BELIEVE ME. [000:24:42;19] AND YOU'RE ALL GOING TO BE PART [000:24:43;20] OF THIS IN CREATING THIS [000:24:45;03] EXCITING NEW FUTURE. [000:24:45;27] WE WILL BRING NEW OPPORTUNITY TO [000:24:47;14] THE HEARTLAND. [000:24:48;07] NEW PROSPERITY TO OUR INNER [000:24:50;14] CITIES AND NEW INFRASTRUCTURE [000:24:51;12] ALL ACROSS OUR NATION. [000:24:53;12] WHEN IT COMES TO THE FUTURE OF [000:24:55;16] AMERICA'S ENERGY NEEDS, WE WILL [000:24:57;20] FIND IT WE WILL DREAM IT AND [000:25:00;01] WE WILL BUILD IT. [000:25:02;17] AMERICAN ENERGY WILL POWER OUR [000:25:04;13] SHIPS. [000:25:04;22] OUR PLANES AND OUR CITIES. [000:25:07;27] AMERICAN HANDS WILL BEND THE [000:25:09;01] STEEL AND POUR THE CONCRETE THAT [000:25:11;15] BRINGS THIS ENERGY INTO OUR [000:25:14;02] HOMES. [000:25:14;11] AND THAT EXPORTS THIS INCREDIBLE [000:25:18;27] NEW-FOUND ENERGY ALL AROUND THE [000:25:22;04] WORLD. [000:25:22;13] AND AMERICAN GRIT WILL INSURE [000:25:25;26] THAT WHAT WE DREAM AND WHAT WE [000:25:28;20] BUILD WILL TRULY BE SECOND TO [000:25:32;02] NONE. [000:25:32;11] WE WILL BE NUMBER ONE AGAIN. [000:25:34;07] ALL THE WAY. [000:25:36;06] GOING TO MAKE AMERICA GREAT [000:25:38;12] AGAIN. [000:25:38;24] THANK YOU, GOD BLESS YOU AND GOD [000:25:40;18] BLESS AMERICA. [000:25:41;26] THANK YOU. [000:25:44;20] THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [000:26:26;03] PRESIDENT TRUMP AND VICE [000:26:26;22] PRESIDENT PENCE AT THE [000:26:27;16] DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [000:26:28;23] CELEBRATING ENERGY WEEK. [000:26:30;27] WHILE EARLIER TODAY, PRESIDENT [000:26:31;19] TRUMP TWEETED OUT, I HEARD [000:26:34;11] POORLY-RATED MORNING JOE SPEAKS [000:26:35;13] BADLY OF ME DON'T WATCH IT ANY [000:26:37;22] MORE HOW COME LOW IQ CRAZY MIKA [000:26:40;16] ALONG WITH PSYCHO-JOE CAME TO [000:26:43;18] MAR-A-LAGO THREE NIGHTS IN A ROW [000:26:44;13] ON NEW YEAR'S EVE AND INSISTED [000:26:47;00] ON JOINING ME? [000:26:47;19] SHE WAS BLEEDING BADLY FROM A [000:26:49;02] FACE LIFT. [000:26:49;17] I SAID NO. [000:26:50;19] A NUMBER OF DEMOCRATIC WOMEN [000:26:52;09] HOUSE MEMBERS HELD A PRESS [000:26:53;20] CONFERENCE THIS AFTERNOON TO [000:26:54;26] OFFER THEIR REACTION TO THE [000:26:56;05] PRESIDENT'S TWEETS. [000:26:56;21] HERE'S A LOOK.