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On the recordApril 6, 2022
in poll after poll, most respondents blame President Biden's policies for the increasing inflation and especially higher gas prices. NBC: Biden's job approval falls to the lowest level of his presidency amid war and inflation fears. In Gallup's poll, which they dubbed ``Americans Offer Gloomy State of Nation Report'' in February--before the record gas prices at the pumps were even here that we are seeing today--the biggest decline in satisfaction sat squarely with energy policies. In fact, only 27 percent of Americans said they were satisfied with his energy policies. But, if you ask the Biden administration and congressional Democrats, who seem more interested in finger-pointing than in finding solutions, the culprit changes on a nearly daily basis. First, it was OPEC+ not producing enough oil. Then it was the evil corporations' price gouging at the expense of hard-working American families. Then it was Vladimir Putin's fault with his invasion of Ukraine. Now, it is oil and gas companies sitting on 9,000 leases. Of course, we have come back around today to those greedy oil companies again. But the 9,000 leases is where I want to spend a little time today and explain the problem with the claim of the 9,000 leases. Let's drill deeper--if you will excuse the expression--into that number to truly understand what is going on here and why this type of rebuttal argument does a total disservice to the American people and our allies abroad.…
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Kevin Cramer
Republican · North Dakota

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