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Joe Biden: “The big part of the -- of the reason Americans are facing high gas prices is because oil-producing countries and large…”

On the recordNovember 23, 2021
The big part of the -- of the reason Americans are facing high gas prices is because oil-producing countries and large companies have not ramped up the supply of oil quickly enough to meet the demand. And the smaller supply means higher prices globally, globally for oil.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

President Biden explains the reasons behind high gas prices and announces a release from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

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