For far too long in our nation’s history, America has been dependent on foreign suppliers of oil, many of which are unstable countries actively hostile to our national interests. This state of affairs linked our economic prosperity to the whims of oil-producing states and threatened our national security.

In one of the greatest turnarounds ever achieved, we now produce more energy than we use. Thanks to new technologies, especially fracking, United States oil and gas companies have been able to pursue ample domestic sources of energy, and we have witnessed a revolution in the use of renewable resources, such as solar and wind energy.