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Biden Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Says Gas Prices Can Be Offset By Cheaper Insulin And Child Care

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On Tuesday, Biden Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg made curious feedback about family budgets and the price of fuel when he was requested by a CNBC host in regards to the skyrocketing prices on the pump. 

Buttigieg made his feedback throughout an interview on “Squawk Field” with host Rebecca Fast.

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Buttigieg Requested About Tax

Fast stated, “Your administration has been very clear about not wanting to lift taxes on common People of the center class. However fuel costs on the pump have been an enormous tax on anyone who’s driving anyplace.”

“What do you do about that, and are you in favor of doubtless placing a maintain on the nationwide fuel tax within the meantime till these costs do come down?” Fast requested.

Buttigieg replied, “Properly it continues to be vital to maintain choices open. As you recognize, the president has taken numerous steps to convey aid and to assist stabilize oil costs, together with that large launch from the strategic petroleum reserve.”

“In fact, the long run answer for that is power independence and a shift to renewable power right here on this nation,” he added.

“Let’s additionally bear in mind whereas oil costs and fuel costs are famously one thing that’s largely exterior of the direct management of any political determine, there are numerous issues we might be doing proper now that will convey direct aid to the pocketbooks of American households which might be higher than most any household’s gasoline invoice,” Buttigieg continued.

That direct aid? 

“That features decreasing the price of insulin, the President’s for it, and we’re getting numerous pushback on it. Reducing the price of baby care. We’re for it, we’re getting numerous pushback on it. Typically from the exact same people who find themselves criticizing us over inflation or fuel costs.”

Blame For Gasoline Costs

Despite the fact that fuel costs have been rising earlier than Russia invaded Ukraine, the president and his administration proceed in charge Russian President Vladimir Putin for increased prices.

Biden and Democrats have latched on to the slogan “Putin’s worth hike” because the trigger for the previous few days. 

However simply at present, Biden took a brand new tack, blaming “greed” from oil corporations:

As Joe Concha argues at The Hill, Biden has lengthy expressed animosity in direction of American power manufacturing that isn’t “inexperienced.”

In a Democratic debate, Biden forcefully declared: “No extra subsidies for the fossil gas trade! No extra drilling on federal lands! No extra drilling, together with offshore! No capability for the oil trade to proceed to drill, interval. [It] ends. Primary!” 

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