Gas prices and other inflation started long before the invasion of Ukraine. Biden has designed this energy crunch to feed his debt to the hard Left, as they demand a radical Green agenda. RNC Chief Ronna McDaniel gives details.

Joe Biden, March 2022:

"Our economic strategy has worked – and it's still working."

Reality:

-Inflation at 40 year high
-Gas prices over $4 per gallon
-Supply chain crisis

— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) March 22, 2022

McDaniel: During the 2020 presidential campaign, candidate Joe Biden promised his presidency would be one where “the buck stops here.” But now that the pressure’s on, Biden’s done everything but take responsibility. With gas prices going through the roof, Biden’s been quick to shift the blame to war in Ukraine. This is a lie. Biden’s war on American energy created this crisis. This is the Biden Gas Hike, and only American energy can get us out of it.

On his first day in office, Biden canceled the Keystone XL pipeline, wiping out 11,000 jobs. The same day, he reinstated onerous Obama-era energy regulations and began rolling back policies President Trump used to achieve American energy dominance. He’s throttled U.S. oil and gas production by suspending or halting leases on federal lands and waters. And he’s done everything he can to restrict domestic oil production, from making it more expensive to drill on public lands to announcing new regulations for methane emissions.

He’s only doubling down. Biden’s budget proposal for last year included $120 billion in new taxes attacking the U.S. oil and gas industry. U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland indicated she’d consider a permanent ban on new oil and gas drilling on federal lands. And last April, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm admitted the administration was “reviewing” a full ban on fracking.

None of this should come as a surprise. Biden spent his entire campaign promising fossil fuels would be “eliminated” if elected. He discouraged investment and created uncertainty for producers. Now Americans are quite literally paying the price.

Earlier this month, U.S. gas prices rose 61 cents in seven days—the largest one-week rise in history. Under Biden, 34 states have hit new record-high gas prices. In more than 30 states, Americans are paying average prices above $4 per gallon, with some parts of the country seeing gas over $7 a gallon. And it’s not just gas that’s costing more. Inflation is making everything more expensive, from kitchen staples like chicken and eggs to clothing and used cars.

Americans can’t afford these prices, and it’s showing in the polls. A new survey by ABC News found that an astonishing 70% disapprove of Biden’s handling of gas prices as well as inflation. A CBS survey found similar results, with 62% disapproving of the gas hike and 69% disapproving of the inflation surge. Forty-six percent of voters say the economy or inflation is the most important issue facing the country.

Meanwhile, Americans are going broke. That’s why the RNC has launched an initiative to turn voter frustration about the Biden Gas Hike into votes. Our teams across the country are registering fed-up voters at gas stations. We’ve already held voter registration drives in Arizona and North Carolina, and in the coming weeks, we’ll be holding more events in California, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Maine, Ohio, Texas, and Wisconsin.

Democrats are responsible for the surge at the gas pump. Republicans are going to make sure voters know it, and electing Republicans is the first step to unleashing American energy.

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