Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20110331:04:14:00
On imports, my administration is encouraging offshore oil exploration and production. >> stop, stop it for a second. here is the thing about drilling for oil at home. you take the oil out of the ground. what do you do with it, ship it around the world so it can be sold as a commodity on the global market to china, brazil, wherever else, including here. just because you found more oil in your own gulf of mexico, for instance, does not mean you made an appreciable dent in the amount of oil you import at home, to be clear. it is a global market. you just contribute your supply to the global suppl...