
Biden is ‘obsessed’ with lowering ‘outrageous’ gas prices, but presidents don’t control prices, says Energy Secretary
CNNNew York CNN Business — Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said President Joe Biden is laser-focused on knocking down sky-high gasoline prices, though she concedes that even the most powerful person on the planet has limited influence to do that. “He’s obsessed with the fact that gas prices are so high and people are hurting,” Granholm told CNN on Tuesday following a rare tour of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the nation’s emergency oil stockpile. Granholm argued that by unleashing record amounts of emergency oil to ease strains caused by the war in Ukraine, Biden has already used the “biggest tool” at his disposal to address energy crises. Asked if the Biden administration is seriously considering additional action, such as banning US oil exports, Granholm said: “Everything is still on the table.” However, some industry experts have warned a ban on shipments of US crude abroad would only inflate world oil prices, which are what pump prices are based on. ‘Mind-blowing’ Gas prices initially retreated after Biden announced a record-setting release of 180 million barrels of oil from the SPR in late March following the disruptions caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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