赖特为政府辩护，称主动打击如预测般在数周内结束，汽油价格下降且从未接近每加仑5美元。
我们三月谈到时，我说冲突的作战部分、也就是我们的主动打击会在四五六周内结束，事实也确实如此。汽油价格确实下降了，从未接近过每加仑5美元以上。原文 (en)
And when we discussed in March, I said the conflict part, the active war that we were –– the active attacks we were making would be over in four or five or six weeks, and they were," Wright said. "Gasoline prices did come down. They never got remotely close to $5 a gallon, over $5 a gallon.
赖特认为高能源价格本身会刺激供应增长，政府正与生产商合作重启关闭的炼油厂并扩大产能。
价格很高。治愈高价的最好办法就是高价，它会增加供给。原文 (en)
Prices are high. The best cure for high prices is high prices, it grows supply.
赖特预测汽油和柴油价格已在9月见顶，未来几个月将继续显著下降。
汽油和柴油价格在9月见顶，目前正在下降，未来几个月还将继续大幅下降。原文 (en)
Gasoline and diesel prices peaked in September, they're on their way down, and they will continue down meaningfully in the months ahead.
能源部长克里斯·赖特承认价格偏高，但认为高价格本身会刺激供应增长，是最好的解决办法。
“价格很高。高价格的最佳解药就是高价格。”赖特周二在福克斯商业频道表示。“它会促使供应增长。”原文 (en)
“Prices are high. The best cure for high prices is high prices,” Wright said Tuesday on Fox Business. “It grows supply."
赖特称美国天然气产量超过其后三大产气国总和，价格同比持平，已成为美国最大能源来源，可保障未来数代的廉价供应。
我们的产量超过其后三大产气国的总和。如今天然气价格与12个月前特朗普政府上任之初持平。天然气也已成为美国最大的能源来源。原文 (en)
We produce more than the next three largest producing countries combined. Natural gas prices today are the same as they were 12 months ago, since the beginning of the Trump administration. It is also the largest source of energy in America.
赖特称对伊朗的打击未影响霍尔木兹海峡流量，海湾出口在增加，自7月起无法出口的伊朗最终将不得不谈判。
伊朗自7月以来没有出口任何东西，这当然在扼杀其经济。他们越来越失望，看不到出路，但最终不得不达成协议。原文 (en)
Iran hasn't shipped anything since July, and of course that's choking their economy. They are increasingly disappointed. They see no way out, but eventually they will have to make a deal.