No matter what you hear on the talk shows, the United States remains the driving economic force in the global economy.

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And no matter what you hear from some folks in an election year, the key part of this strategy over the last three years has been to increase safe, responsible oil production here at home while also pursuing clean energy for the future.

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You could hear it in their voices and see it in their eyes, no matter what they said.

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