I understand that in some industries, the input cost of energy is a major factor in whether an industry is going to locate in the United States or go elsewhere.
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Higher energy prices are requiring industry and commerce to examine the costs and efficiency of energy use.
The shortest path to more American jobs is more American energy and more jobs that relate to American energy.
The more that energy costs, the less economic activity there can be.
The cost of energy is directly related to the cost of hiring workers and running a business.
When you increase the cost of energy, jobs go elsewhere.
Today, we're very dependent on cheap energy. We just take it for granted - all the things you have in the house, the way industry works.
Well, there's no doubt about the fact that, that higher energy prices lead to greater conservation, greater energy efficiency, and they also, of course, play a useful role on the supply side.
U.S. economic prosperity is closely tied to the availability of a reliable and affordable supply of energy.
We keep spending money and sending it overseas when we should be developing American energy.
As a state we are so uniquely positioned in so many ways. Our geography, our placement in the country, and our history positions us to be the state that propels energy efficiency as an industry.
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