Live Blog: The Second U.S. Presidential Debate

Question 2: An audience member asks if candidates agree that it is not the job of the energy department to lower gas prices.

Obama says the most important thing US can do is make sure it controls its own energy.

Obama describes improvements under his administration, including increase in coal production.

Obama says the US has lowered its oil imports to the lowest level in 16 years. He says the US has potentially 600,000 jobs underneath its feet with natural gas, says the US must also pursue efficient/clean energy sources and that will lower gas prices.

Obama says China and Germany are making these investments, and he's not going to cede jobs of the future to those companies.

Romney says, "let's look at president's policies, instead of the rhetoric." Romney says none of the U.S. additional oil production was on federal land, because the president cut in half the number of licenses and permits for drilling on federal land and in federal waters.

Romney says country should take advantage of energy resources it has as well as energy resources of the future. Says he will get America and North America energy-independent within eight years, in part with more drilling.