LAKE IN THE HILLS – Former U.S. Speaker of the House and Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich laid out plans Thursday for how the United States can again see $2.50 a gallon gasoline and create jobs in America.

He called for more domestic drilling in places such as Alaska and North Dakota, where there are abundant supplies of oil, instead of asking Saudi Arabia to produce more oil to increase supply and decrease the price.

Gingrich spoke Thursday at a private hangar near Lake in the Hills Airport. He is battling for the GOP nomination with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum and U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas.