At town hall with Hispanic council, Oz calls for ‘unleashing’ energy ‘under our feet’ | State

Oz faces Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, who addressed the group Thursday. Election day – November 8.

“You have to be able to work with people across the aisle from you,” Oz said. “There is much more that unites us than divides us.

“We have so many opportunities in Pennsylvania that are right here under our feet. If you want to protect the environment, grow the economy and protect workers, then you want to harvest energy … for example, we have enough natural gas to power the entire country for hundreds of years.”

The point echoed a similar argument he made during a Senate debate on Tuesday. Oz, like Fetterman, was tight-lipped about the policy details of how he plans to boost Pennsylvania’s economy, but mentioned the potential of natural gas production to spur economic growth in the commonwealth.

“If we can get energy out of the ground, it will create jobs and cash flow on multiple levels,” he said.

In places like Allentown, Oz said, “they have a future, they see it, but they just feel held back. And I want to release not just the energy, but the people of Pennsylvania to know again that you don’t have to leave to move up.”

He continued his topic of conversation about the opportunities that remain in the state to improve people’s lives.

“I’m actually optimistic about Pennsylvania because we have so much untapped opportunity just by dealing with the overregulation and some of the taxes that are pretty heavy in the state,” Oz said. “I think we’re going to be able to ease the burden on the job creators, and in doing so, create more opportunities for young people to stay here.”