Hannity Versus Newsom: Debunking The Energy Independence Controversy

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : U.S. oil production set a new all-time high in 2022 when condensates and natural gas liquids (NGLs) are included (which end up feeding into refineries), and the U.S. is currently on a record pace for just crude oil production in 2023.
56% : Nevertheless, as shown above, the U.S. is still producing oil and gas in record amounts.
54% : We haven't even been close, because we import a lot of oil that gets refined and then reexported as finished products.
50% : Although the U.S. has moved toward energy independence in some ways, it still depends on international crude oil for key elements of its energy needs, making the country's energy market sensitive to overseas developments in energy, trade and foreign policy.
41% : "Hannity: "ANWR (the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge, federal land where oil drilling is limited).
28% : The second has some elements of truth, in that Biden hasn't exactly been pro-oil.

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