Nobody is watching, so they need to manufacture something that will draw in the viewers. It won't work.
Biden calling on congress, as well as states, to lift the gas tax for ninety days, in an attempt to slightly lessen his energy price hike that is devastating America.
Mr. Biden: This is a time of war. Global peril. Ukraine. These are not normal times. Bring down the price you are charging at the pump to reflect the cost you are paying for the product. [whispering] Do it now. Do it today.
Mr. Biden: Let's remember how we got here. Putin invaded Ukraine. Putin invaded Ukraine with 100,000 forces. Since the start of the war in Ukraine this year, gas prices have risen by almost two dollars a gallon in the United States.
[gas had already skyrocketed to an average of $3.06 one year ago, before Ukraine]
Mr. Biden: We need to grow and harness more energy here at home. Let's lower the price of electric vehicles…major auto companies are preparing for 50% of future sales of electric vehicles by 2030,100% by 2035.
[100% in 13 years is near impossible; would be a total disaster if forced]
I'd love to see Jean-Pierre try to explain that. kek
Jean-Pierre: Secretary Granholm flew in over 800 miles just this morning to take your questions.
Granholm: We are now at close to record levels of oil production here in the United States.
Granholm: The only way out of these boom and bust cycles is to break that sole reliance, and that means diversifying our fuel sources by deploying clean energy.
Granholm: We can, we want to, and we must, move to a clean energy future.