Gas Prices: Democrats' Untruths and Consequences

Gas prices have skyrocketed under the Biden administration, which has caused consumers immense pain at the pump; and, ergo, major problems for the Democrats in the impending mid-term election.

Further, per Picket's article, among the injurious policies pursued by Mr. Biden and the Democrats are: "Slow-rolling oil and gas permits, canceling the Keystone XL Pipeline, banning new oil and gas leases on federal lands, halting new federal support for oil and gas projects overseas, and suspending oil drilling leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge."

On their part, Congressional Democrats are holding House hearings blaming "Big Oil" for gas prices; and both House and Senate Democrats are considering legislation to redistribute their way out of paying the price for their energy policies.

As related in The Hill., consider this joint statement from Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Frank Pallone Jr. and investigations subcommittee Chair Dianna DeGette: "While American families struggle to shoulder the burden of rising gas prices from Putin's war on Ukraine, fossil fuel companies are not doing enough to relieve pain at the pump, instead lining their pockets with one hand while sitting on the other." Thus, House Democrats are accusing oil companies of not merely price gouging, but of war profiteering.

The polling shows the Democrats have a tough road to ahead. Per an analysis of a Quinnipiac University poll in The Hill., its headline says it all: "4 in 10 Americans blame Biden administration policies for gas prices."

In sum, Mr. Biden and the Democrats stand a chance of avoiding some, if not all, the political fallout from the record gas prices caused by their energy policies - despite the fact that the survey found "35 percent of Americans said they have had to buy less groceries in order to afford gas."

The reason is elementary; and is evinced in the Quinnipiac Poll: "Forty-one percent of Democrats surveyed say oil companies are to blame, and another 41 percent of Democrats blame sanctions against Russia for the price hike."

https://humanevents.com/2022/04/04/gas-prices-democrats-untruths-and-consequences/