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Administration. they'll tell you that the administration has tried to push itself in to regulate the production of natural gas in such a way that is less reliable and harder to use our gas. talk to the oil people. they'll tell you that he put a moratorium on drilling in the gulf. can't drill in anwr. aren't drilling in outer continental shelf off virginia. all three of those resources we have in abundance, this is a president that's made it harder to create jobs there and to get low-cost energy to manufacturers like this one. and there's one more. you don't need to ask people about this one. y...

>> neil: can't drill? sue. the state of texas filing a federal lawsuit. governor perry joining me on the phone. governor you had been threatening it and now delivering on it. what could get you off that? >> well, obviously the government making a thoughtful decision here and basically saying we're not going to take away the drilling rights that have been negotiated and do it in a proper way. what the president should have been should have done is said we're looking at everything from the safety standpoint of this one rig and -- but the rest of the drilling can continue in the gulf. and if ther...

Foreign oil? -- how much more dependent on foreign oil? >> you mentioned my book lights out, i urge you to read it outlines some steps we can take as a country so we are not faced with those tough choices. we have waited too long to make tough choices on energy and that is catching up to us. we are lucky now the worldwide demand has been suppressed due to the recession. it is not good news we have a recession but it has kept the price of oil within a reasonable level. once the economies of the world start taking off, just exactly what you said is going to happen. we are going to tart finding p...

Foreign oil? -- how much more dependent on foreign oil? >> you mentioned my book lights out, i urge you to read it outlines some steps we can take as a country so we are not faced with those tough choices. we have waited too long to make tough choices on energy and that is catching up to us. we are lucky now the worldwide demand has been suppressed due to the recession. it is not good news we have a recession but it has kept the price of oil within a reasonable level. once the economies of the world start taking off, just exactly what you said is going to happen. we are going to tart finding p...