claim: "it doesn't make sense to me to send $1-billion a day out of our country. we can be energy independent and should be."
author: mitt romney
evidence_1: right now, we're sending $1 billion dollars a day to countries that hate us. that  doesn't make sense, they'll hate us for free. while i have always supported a  transition to new, clean energy technology, i know that will not happen overnight.  we must continue to take significant steps towards an energy independent future  by ...
evidence_2: oct 20, 2015 ... in august, rays hit my panels at 8.30am and an image of a green finger  materialised on my monitor, urging me to switch on appliances. now it doesn't  appear until 10.30am and so we delay putting on the washing machine. we have  toddlers around the house all day, so solar suits us: we time the ...
evidence_3: jan 24, 2012 ... a few weeks ago, the ceo of master lock told me that it now makes business  sense for him to bring jobs back home. ... if you're a high-tech manufacturer, we  should double the tax deduction you get for making your products here. and if  you want ... send me these tax reforms, and i will sign them right away.
evidence_4: jun 2, 2017 ... the wind energy workforce increased by 32%. so trump's argument about losing  jobs because of the changes needed to address climate change just doesn't  make sense. thus as of today, the united states will cease all implementation of  the non-binding paris accord and the draconian financial and ...
evidence_5: jan 15, 2008 ... now, race has always been an issue in our politics and in this country. but one of  the premises of my campaign and, i think, of the democratic party -- and i know  that john and hillary have always been committed to racial equality -- is that we  can't solve these challenges unless we can come together as a ...