Posted on 03/13/2022 10:49:53 AM PDT by rktman
On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox News Live,” Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) stated that only “the last 75 cents” of the increase in gas prices is due to Russia, but the rest is due to OPEC, oil prices will remain high until “we get the Saudis to backfill” Russian oil, and he can’t see himself supporting the Keystone pipeline.
Sherman said, [relevant remarks begin around 2:45] “Well, the last 75 cents is because of what Putin has done. Prior to that, it’s what OPEC has done, constrained supply. And the fact is that the United States is producing about as much oil as we burn. We’re producing more now than we did when Biden came into the White House and next year, we will be at an all-time high in production. But regardless of what we produce, it’s a worldwide price for oil. The price in Texas is the same basically as the price in the North Sea. And until we get the Saudis to backfill for what Russia is not allowed to sell — and our pressure on Saudi Arabia needs to grow.”
Host Griff Jenkins then asked, “Could you envision a time when you support restarting construction on the Keystone pipeline?”
Sherman responded, “I — frankly, I don’t see that. But I — you take a fresh look at it, and I do think environmentalists have got to look at how much oil we burn, not how much oil we produce in trying to limit gas emissions.”
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Commander egghead speaks!
Brad Sherman. Another in the long line of stupid, evil and bought off California Democrats!
Socialist lies.
A politician said it …. It must be believed or you will have to be re-educated. That time is coming quickly. Best prepare folks
What a stupid comment: Oil prices will remain high until “we get the Saudis to backfill” Russian oil,
Logic would suggest the same would work if we pumped our own. A real journalist would have pointed that out.
1. Bald faced lie
2. Wrong
3. Ridiculous.
Only Joe Biden would try and take down Putin by crashing the US Economy.
ok - so let’s say the the increases in fuel costs were on Biden up until the latest $0.75. Because of Biden’s weakness in foreign policy like screwing up Afghanistan, Putin decided Biden was weak and invaded Ukraine. Therefore, even with Biden blaming Putin, it is still Biden’s fault for being weak. And, that makes the entire increase in fuels costs on Biden and the few people who actually did vote for this maroon.
DId Putin refuse to sell gas to the USA?
No?
Then it is not “due to Putin.”
End federal taxes on gas and see where the prices go.
Hey now. Peppermint patty told us the big oil folks aren’t acting on the 9,000 leases they hold. Of course you can be holding 9,000 leases but if they can’t get permits to proceed.......
All the journalists (MSM) are Democratic so why would they actually do an American public a favor by pointing that out. The gig is up. “Fake news”.
As long as we elect idiots, we will never resolve our problems.
Sherman thinks that being energy independent and selling a surplus overseas will make no difference?
Proof that you can’t fix stupid.
Pump our own? He made it clear we are pumping more domestic oil than Trump did. Clear as in the fog of gaslighting.
I didn’t tell Biden to stop buying oil from Russia.
I believe they are 18.5 cents/gal. The saving won’t feed you at macdonalds. My two useless senatorettes are on board suspending it for the rest of the year. Fidiots!
Start a war with Putin so the Vegetable can’t be blamed for high gas prices.
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