Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) discusses the US relationship and dealings with Saudi Arabia after the Saudis sided with Russia and OPEC in restricting the number of oil barrels produced by the organization. #CNN #News
Senator says Biden needs to reevaluate US-Saudi relations
America needs to ditch its addiction to oil!
If I were an enemy of the us, I’d cut production before the election too. We are like glass under stress about to explode. High gas prices hurts America because we are stupid. We export energy so big oil gets wealthy at our expense. Republican or democrat, big oil is calling the shots.
The faster we get off our dependence for oil, the better.
@G Eak As a physicist, I approve this message lol.
fracking
The balls to get the program going absolutely it won’t really help too much with cars and stuff but it’ll definitely buffer a lot of the energy in regards to electric cars I think Tesla is a little early probably 12 to 15 years you’ll see a majority of the cars electric but they need to be more efficient cheaper in addition we need to mine cobalt from North Korea I’d love to take over North Korea but we can’t so we’re gonna have to settle with cutting a deal with Denmark to get Greenland since trumps Pashto offer failed so then will have to go with the great race for the ice that’s right the Arctic we’re all the precious metals lie to make those batteries so I’m not gonna rapeAfrica twice this time for the cobalt like aligners know he’s not American and neither am I so therefore let’s do it
Hehr https://youtu.be/HLqvhu8vj98
Totally agree. We cannot pretend that Saudi is on the West’s team.
Military history is wild and unpredictable. We almost had nuclear war because a Russian nuclear sub captain off the coast of Cuba thought that the US and the Soviet Union were at war. Where did he get this idea? He was listening to jingoistic rhetoric being spewed by a powerful radio station in South Florida.
yeah the depth charges were the bigger factor, and it had nuclear torpedoes meant to attack aircraft carriers not missiles
Gege https://youtu.be/HLqvhu8vj98
They can cut oil production but we can step it up! We definitely should.
No Rebecca, what OPEC is signaling is that they are seeing massive “Deflation” in global market. That worrying because a lot countries are going start to economically crash. This isn’t about them making more money.
I’m glad Biden said it! When Putin does push the nuke button, I want my pres to REACT to the situation instead of having to stop and tell me what he’s going to do before he can REACT! Jake Tapper kind’a sounds as if he’s a trumperteer, doing his best to be antagonistic in his questions about Biden!
Its CNN bro…..what do u expect?
“Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.” – Albert Einstein
@Mine Finder not on aircraft carriers. Always into the wind
Ywyge https://youtu.be/HLqvhu8vj98
Albert Einstein a atheist who don’t believe in god but he end up in his grave lmao 😂😂
Absolutely right on!
@Mandolin بوت ديمقراطي آخر! كم دفع جو بايدن ش؟
We need to start weening ourselves off of fossil fuel dependency, BIG TIME! Invest more money and innovation into renewable energy sources. We shouldn’t be depending on these evil, anti-democratic countries like we do. And to all of you anti-renewable energy people, I say this, WAKE UP!
Obviously a big help would be to accelerate our transition away from oil in the first place.
@Bonnie Robinson Exactly, If you want the world to go green make sure it’s budget attractive. The ESG policy was passed too soon.
@Bonnie Robinson this gonna hurt USA dollars a world superpower trading currency. There a reason why it called Petrodollar 😂😂
No more arms deals would be a huge bargaining chip. A price cap would also force their hands, it’s the exact same sort of thing they’ve done with the OPEC+ cartel.
@Rishabh Sood can’t wait to see that happen
@Rishabh Sood that was my point. What I read was opec and other major oil producing countries were taking about not using the dollar as main currency for oil. If that happened it said that would be major problem for the dollar value and could cause a run on the dollar making the dollar less valuable and hurt American economic system.
It was a story by local university economic professor in news paper.
@Noway we’ve seen how great Russian weapons are in Ukraine. Let them buy them. Let’s “give” weapons to their enemies.
@Noway USA gonna lost more ally! Asia and middle east have 10xtime the population then the liberal west 😂😂
I just feel like this is a time where it would be worth pointing out that;
Quality 3 and 4 seat electric vehicles with top speeds of 70-80mph and ranges in excess of 100-150 miles and at costs of 8000-10,000 USD exist in pretty much every country EXCEPT the US. The biggest issue they should have is the battery which will need to be replaced every 5-10 years and cost 2000-5000$.
But when fuel costs drop to about 5-10c a gallon from 4-7$ a gallon, and maintenance costs practically disappear, you end up covering the cost of a new battery within one or two years of use, on average.
(Figuring 65$ in gas per tank fill, and 5 fills per month. 65×5 = 325×12 = 3900$)
And if those EVs were available in the US, it would open a world of possibilities for people. Insurance would plummet. Options for teenagers getting their first car would increase. Jobs could easily open up (whether importing or manufacturing, as well as PoS). Middle-class families could easily support 3 or 4 cars with one of them being gas-powered for longer trips. There is a ton of benefit the US is missing out on by dragging their feet on EV markets and adoption and waiting for the major companies to put out their $25k+ full-sized EVs. The US is literally crippling itself in many different ways because of it.
@Todor Kolev
I imagine the same as you.
I urge you to do your own research though, if you doubt me.
I can even give you some places to start if you’re feeling lazy.
The Chinese made Chery EQ, Baojun Kiwi or Wuling Mini EV, the Spanish Silence-04, Israeli City Transformer, Korean CEVo or European E.Go Life.
Base models for some of the EVs in that list are $4500 USD (after conversion), up to about 15k for the E.Go with all the bells and whistles. Cars with specs the US would be more willing to adopt more readily start at about 8-9k. Add an extra 1k if weather is likely to be an issue and you need something like a heater and/or AC.
And that’s just a small sample of what is available around the world.
That the US is both not importing them and not building them is a massive shame it should be feeling.
When you don’t need to worry about a ton of moving parts, and various exhausts and intakes and extra machining, and the engine isn’t a giant block of heavy metal, you can use overall less raw materials and also use lighter and less expensive materials, like Aluminum, for the body of the car.
Which is a shitload of savings all around.
Motor, Battery, Chassis & paneling, wheels, window, pretty much done with the shell of the car.
@Todor Kolev apparently he lives in this world and knows what he’s talking about unlike yourself.
Democrats fail to isolate Putin! Look like Russia still have tons of ally in middle east countries and Asia example: China, Pakistan, Myanmar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Syria, India etc…😂😂
@Samael 11 haha half of the brands you mentioned are VAPOURWARE with 0 delivered vehicles.
Price tag: 4500 USD
Waiting time: 10 years, if ever 😀
Cherry? I thought you said “Quality”?
US is the biggest market… For everything… If it ain’t sold in the US, it don’t exist 🙂
Use that to figure out the real reason why you can’t buy an 8000 USD EV – it just isn’t there
The vast majority of the world has had enough of the US
When you depend on one thing too much, this is the result you will get. There have always been other sources of energy, but a handful of well placed corporations and lobbyists have pushed O&G as the only solution to the worlds energy needs. Diversification is the solution.
OPEC can sell their product for whatever they want. Now the consumer has to eat that price or find a cheaper solution. Isn’t that how free market capitalism is supposed to work? Mercantalism is great when you’re the one with the big stick.
You can try and force them to do what you want, or you can abandon their faulty product and find a better way.
Ban the sales of US weapons or technology of any kind to them until the Saudi government proves they have our interests in mind.
IMAGINE HOW STRONG OUR COUNTRY WOULD BE IF CONGRESS SPENT THEIR DAYS WORKING FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ELECTED THEM INSTEAD OF THE PEOPLE WHO BUY THEM.
Chris Murphy is one of them! Dude have tons of lobbyist behind his name
The US needs to remove the security umbrella and stop military equipment sales to the Saudis.
Re-evaluating US Saudi relations means re-evaluating our entire economy and imperialism, a future where the US dollar is not the world’s reserve currency, and a future less dependent on fossil fuels. Surely the good senator knows his owners won’t allow this.
What would you replace fossil fuels with, wind power? LOL
@Lucius Kiirus No, nonsense. A reduction in fossil fuels is absolutely doable. Hybrid vehicles are a start. Supplementing existing fossil fuel usage with wind, hydro, and solar is very much possible. The day we figure out fusion is the day we don’t need coal or gas in any significant quantity anymore. . and that day is drawing closer and closer. As long as development of batteries and, well, storing energy in general improves. . like I said, we can reduce our dependency on fossil fuels.
I dunno about the whole “imperialism” thing, though. Not sure what that has to do with Saudi Arabia, our fair weather friend.
I’m not sure what the dollar and imperialism has to do with moving away from fossil fuels. Please elaborate.
Senators say a lot of things. What legislation has he/she voted on lately?