This is still going at the issue backwards. Does it really matter if we import the petroleum from foreign countries or produce it domestically?

No. What matters is how much oil that we burn. We need to go at the issue forwards and reduce the amount that we burn.

If foolishness such as this succeeded, which it won’t. We would simply import more oil to make up the difference. But if we burn less then we will drill for less and keep it in the ground.