House Democrats on Wednesday unleashed on oil executives and blamed the industry for skyrocketing oil and gas prices.
"Why is the price of oil coming down, but the price at the pump is not?" asked Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo.
"The last time we saw price increase like this may be to the presidency of Jimmy Carter," said Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Ala. "This is the Biden price hike and it's been climbing since he took office," Rep Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., said. "There's a legitimate debate about energy policy, about whether we should be doing more to encourage fossil fuel production, perfectly legitimate arguments on both sides. But in the short run, there really isn't a whole lot President Biden can do.
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