Politics & Power Quote by Paul Cellucci

“Reliable” is doing the heavy lifting here: it’s a word that sounds technical and neutral, but in a politician’s mouth it’s a demand, a warning, and a sales pitch at once. Paul Cellucci frames energy not as a commodity subject to debate, but as infrastructure destiny - a prerequisite for growth so basic it’s meant to feel incontestable. The phrase “reliable sources” pairs with “reliable transmission” to widen the argument from drilling or generation into pipelines, grids, cross-border interconnectors: the unglamorous systems where regulation, security, and capital all collide.

The diplomatic choreography matters. “Here in North America” and “for both of us and for Mexico” performs inclusion while quietly establishing hierarchy. The U.S. and Canada are implied as the stable “both,” with Mexico invited into a regional project whose terms will be set by those with the most leverage. It’s integration language that avoids the loaded vocabulary of dependence. Energy interdependence can sound like mutual benefit; it can also mean Mexico’s growth tethered to U.S.-Canadian supply chains, standards, and political whims.

Contextually, this is NAFTA-era logic filtered through energy policy: prosperity as a function of seamless flows across borders. The subtext is that economic growth is nonnegotiable, and anything that threatens energy continuity - price shocks, political instability, environmental constraints, nationalist resource politics - becomes an enemy of progress. By casting reliability as “critical,” Cellucci isn’t just describing an economic condition; he’s legitimizing a regional agenda where energy security and market expansion outrank other concerns, from sovereignty to climate costs.