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Bachmann: Energy ​‘most easy problem’ to solve

At a campaign stop in Iowa, Rep. Michele Bachmann says the solution to our future energy needs is to ​“go get it.”
By Ken Paulman

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Energy is ​“the most easy problem for America to solve,” [Rep. Michele] Bachmann said during her stop at the Wells Blue Bunny Ice Cream Parlor & Museum in Le Mars.

“We have 25 percent of the world’s coal here. Trillions of cubic square feet of natural gas here. We just built one of the world’s largest lines of natural gas here,” she said. ​“We have got more oil in three Western states in shale oil than all of Saudi Arabia. Did you hear that on your local nightly news? Are you kidding? We’ve got it. I say let’s go get it.”

Will ​“Lets Go Get It” become the new ​“Drill, Baby, Drill”?

Ken Paulman is the director of impact at Canary Media. He was previously the founder and director of the Energy News Network, which merged with Canary Media in 2025.

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