begins. john barrasso is a big fan of what he has seen so far this morning. watch. >> energy is called the master resource for a reason. it powers economies and powers countries and a force multiplier and an instrument of power. when germany is more dependent on russia for energy, that gives russia that much more power over germany and over the european union as well. >> sandra: interesting stuff ahead of hearing from merkel. >> bill: you can get natural gas cheaper from a pipeline than shipping across the ocean. but you could also buy our natural gas in germany and the united states could make a lot more money and that goes to the president. >> a holistic approach, right? he is undercutting the number one critique of him that he is tough on nato allies and soft on russia. he is pointing out the allies are soft on russia. barrasso is right. this is a big issue not only for germany and our allies in the region and united states. if you want to buy american