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BUTTIGIEG: "You know, I definitely think we’ll be in a better situation when we’re not dependent on a commodity that is largely being produced in foreign dictatorships. It's one of many reasons why America’s energy security will benefit from home grown clean energy, which is, of course, exactly the direction we're trying to go into for the long term. For the short term, you’ve had measures like the Strategic Oil Reserve, measures like flexibility on ethanol. A big reason why you saw gas prices go down so much over the summer. And we got to make sure we're continuing to bring that short term relief. Because even though I’m excited about America leading the way into a future where we have to wait on a middle eastern country for our energy, you know, the reality is that's happening overnight. And we got to make sure we're prepared on both fronts."