The White House struggled Wednesday to respond to the gas shortage on the East Coast of the United States, five days after the Colonial pipeline was shut down by a ransomware cyberattack.
President Joe Biden's cabinet officials hesitated when asked when the shortage would end, punting timeline questions to Colonial, the private company in charge of the pipeline.
"I'll defer to announcements from the company on their process," Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said at the White House daily press briefing.
Tigieg declined to confirm assertions from Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm Tuesday that the pipeline would be restored at the end of the week.
The White House deployed Buttigieg and EPA Administrator Michael Regan to the press briefing to lead the messaging about handling the crisis.
The two government officials only listed minor shuffling of government regulations to help alieve the crisis and ongoing communications and monitoring from government officials.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki did not say whether President Joe Biden had spoken personally to governors about the crisis but said Energy Secretary Granholm held a conference call with the governors of affected states.
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Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Day Five: Team Biden Can't Say When Gasoline Crisis Will End
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