and we knew we was onto something huge there in the bakken and and the only way we could develop that to have a big influx influx of capital. and so we could we could do that by going public, selling part of the company to the public and we did that. and that's why we went we and you got paid to be part of a companies back the the multiple for instance value was 8 to 9 times. yeah you know the for avatar for the rings. we weren't private one you no longer got paid for it after covid 19. suddenly your valuation were down to three or four times in and people can had. and that's another important reason for writing this book right now have only got sort well along gas country. you know no need for me more right or wrong so and the valuation got down to three or four you didn't get paid the public can go through the headaches of being being a public company so we were we bought back the 16%. we didn't own and so it was pretty simple which gave us about 20% more time to run the company, which is huge. so that was a good thing in that regard. so the last part of her question on that. so lik

we went to the bakken museum, saw the terrible devastation. i don't think we were there at the same time but corine, the rescue that was taking place -- coming full circle with the restoration. it is incredible what you are doing. it is a privilege for bank of america to be part of it and a privilege for me to be here with you today. thank you very much and congratulations. >> [ applause ] >> thank you. a big thank you to brian monahan as well who has been with us every step of the way. now i would like to introduce brigadier general andree carter from fort bragg , who is with us today. nt general carter? >> [ applause ] >> i want to start out by saying thank you to the organizations and individuals who have supported and continue to cultivate the partnership hip between the smithsonian and the united states army civil t affairs and psychological operations command. that is the whole thing. having a partner like the smithsonian offers a platform for top army professionals to train with respected experts and top level institutions and build a n

you have the three affiliated tribes up in north dakota in the bakken, you have the utes in utah ando, you have in my home state the aa rap hoe is and shoshone and then the navajo down in the san juan basin. and they're getting hurt dramatically. at the same time, the biden administration is spending billions and billions of dollars on green energy that will never, never benefit american indians. it's shameful. david: perry pendley, great to see you. we appreciate you being here. thanks very much. >>>ing up, we have bombshell new evidence out on the biden impeachment hearing. fox news legal analyst gregg jarrett is here to weigh in. plus, joe biden yesterday attacking republicans as maga extremists, but a new poll reveals americans don't agree at all. jason chaffetz and deroy murdock will weigh in all when "kudlow" continues. ♪ ♪ on your goals, whatever they may be. all that planning has paid off. looks like you can make this work. we can make this work. and the feeling of confidence that comes from our advice? i can make this work. that seems to be universal. i can make this work. i

we're going to choose the marcellus over the mullahs ,and we're going to choose bakken over beijing.d we are going to lower your gas. we are going to get that job done because it's important for our national security, it's important for jobs. and that's one of the best ways to drive down inflation. >> go to desantis santos. so i do that because just this question is for our voters enacted a constitutional mandate before they didn't allow. no, it's not true. they banned it, but they voted that not only that not you're not that they didn't vote entirely wrong. they voted in. >> that's what we did onshore. we do do it in florida. yeah. we don't have as much as maybe west texas, but we do it. but that was the country. so that's just wrong. and let's just get real here. my plan will get the job done. we are going to be in it and that's what's going. and the voters didn't even vote. >> just man. moving on with this question for governor desantis. governor, as the only leader and excuse me, we cannot cover each other. >> we must respect each other's state, at least for sure. i'm ready to go