Rarely in our history has the United States been better positioned to truly secure its energy future. Thanks to abundant resources and steadily improving technology and efficiency, the key ingredients needed to both meet our own demand and supply our allies with the energy they need are firmly in place.
Make no mistake: The domestic energy hand the United States has been dealt is very strong. The U.S. Energy Information Administration projects growing oil, natural gas, and renewable energy production in 2019 — continuing to set annual records in the coming years. But in order to realize the full benefits of this opportunity, our leaders must seek better than the status quo, and indeed must take decisive action to ensure that limitations within our own energy system don't nullify the advantages presented by our resources, technology, and expertise.
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