June 24, 2025

WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND

WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND

By Scott Hennen
Host of “What’s On Your Mind?” Radio Show
 heard on the Flag Family Network including KTGO 1090AM in Watford City, Williston and Tioga, North Dakota

North Dakota stands on the edge of an energy renaissance - and thank God we finally have leadership in Washington that isn’t trying to kill it.


President Donald Trump’s America First energy agenda is being unleashed, and for North Dakota, that’s not just good news - it’s transformational. It’s also a matter of national security, economic prosperity, and global leadership. “We will unleash the full power of American energy,” the president said in his Inaugural Address. “Ending the job-killing restrictions on shale, oil, natural gas, and clean, beautiful coal.” You can almost hear the Bakken rumble. It's one of the many reasons the “Big,Beautiful Bill” being debated in Congress must pass.


Former Governor and now Interior Secretary Doug Burgum nailed it: “The administration loves anyone who wants to harvest timber, mine for critical minerals, graze cattle, or produce oil and gas on federal lands.” Finally, a federal government that sees energy producers as customers, not villains.

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