Locally elected congressmen and industry representatives said they were encouraged by the energy policies mentioned in President Donald Trump’s inauguration address Monday, even as it remains unclear how much influence his administration will have on Sacramento regulations restraining production in oil-rich Kern County.
Trump’s roughly half-hour address made clear that energy will be a major focus of his, partly for the purpose of restoring the country’s manufacturing strength. He specifically pledged to lower fuel prices, refill strategic oil reserves and export U.S. energy “all over the world.”
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