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[ applause ] >> we are back for our final half hour. so much discussion, speaker gingrich on facebook in the course of this debate about jobs. you can understand why. we've talked about spending, we've talked about economic growth. it was governor romney who made the point to a young person who approached him. if he were president and when this person got out of college, he or she would have a job. if president obama has a second term, he or she will not have a job. isn't that the kind of thing that makes people angry, the politicians, easy answers like that? >> i don't think that's an easy an...

Politicians, easy answers like that? >> i don't think that's an easy answer. i think that's a statement of fact. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> let me go back to what john distaso said. it's the same question. the long-term answer to $4 heating oil is to open up off shore development of oil and gas, open up federal lines to oil and gas. flood the market as dr. paul said, make supply and demand work for us, not against us. price will come down. under obama, 2011 was the highest price of gasoline in history. it's a direct result of his policies, which kill jobs, raise the price of heating oil and ...

That makes people angry, the politicians, easy answers like that? >> i don't think that's an easy answer. i think that's a statement of fact. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> let me go back to what john distaso said. it's the same question. the long-term answer to $4 heating oil is to open up off shore development of oil and gas, open up federal lines to oil and gas. flood the market as dr. paul said, make supply and demand work for us, not against us. price will come down. under obama, 2011 was the highest price of gasoline in history. it's a direct result of his policies, which kill jobs, raise ...

If you were president of the united states, tonight, what would you be doing about gas policy? and what would those prices come down? >> well, gasoline was $1.13 a gallon when i was speaker. it was $1.89 when obama was sworn in. it is in california, about 4 today in some places. the fact is, 1; i would sign the keystone pipeline immediately to start canadian oil moving into the united states. 2; i would open up off-shore development off the gulf of mexico and in the trucks we see in alaska. 3; i would open up federal lands. the one great breakthrough has been north north dakota because it's on...