The Biden administration is targeting the largest oil-producing area in the United States: the Permian basin, located in western Texas and southeastern New Mexico.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering labeling parts of the Permian Basin as violating the ozone standards set by the federal government.
“EPA is now considering a discretionary redesignation for (portions of) these counties in New Mexico and Texas for the 2015 ozone NAAQS under Clean Air Act section 107(d)(3) based on current monitoring data and other air quality factors,” the Biden administration <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=202204&amp;RIN=2060-AV68" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a>.
If the EPA succeeds in its plan, new permitting requirements and scrutiny of drilling operations will ensue.
“The possible regulatory action adds yet another element of uncertainty to the oil industry, which is already facing an unknown future while being chastised for not investing more to produce more—whether that’s refining or drilling,” <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/New-Regulations-In-Permian-Could-Deter-Drilling.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">oilprice.com</a> explains.
“Creating uncertainty on permitting and inserting unnecessary regulatory barriers will only negatively impact the production necessary to meet the needs of consumers,” Todd Staples, president of the Texas Oil and Gas Association, informed <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-24/world-s-biggest-oil-field-permian-basin-faces-new-air-pollution-curbs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bloomberg</a>.
In July, the Permian Basin will produce roughly 60% of the oil barrels per day from of the seven most prolific U.S. basins, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA); 5.316 million BPD out of a total of 8.901 million.
In June, the Permian Basin is expected to generate 5.232 million BPD; the second most prolific area is expected to produce 1.152 million BPD.
In May, despite the record high price of gas in the U.S., the Biden administration announced it was canceling the sale of a massive oil and gas lease location in Alaska that was pending before the Department of the Interior (DOI). Biden’s DOI also canceled two leases under consideration in the Gulf of Mexico area.
At the end of March, the White House, while blaming Russian President Vladimir Putin for the rise in gas prices, <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/03/31/fact-sheet-president-bidens-plan-to-respond-to-putins-price-hike-at-the-pump/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bragged</a> that “The first part of the President’s plan is to immediately increase supply by doing everything we can to encourage domestic production now.”
Yet in May, the DOI killed the potential to drill for oil “in over 1 million acres in the Cook Inlet in Alaska,” informing <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alaska-oil-and-gas-lease-sale-canceled-biden-administration/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CBS News</a> that the cancellation stemmed from a “lack of industry interest in leasing in the area” for the decision to “not move forward.” The DOI killed the two leases under consideration in the Gulf of Mexico area because of “conflicting court rulings that impacted work on these proposed lease sales.”
“The Biden administration is poised to let the nationwide offshore drilling program expire next month without a new plan in place,” <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/05/11/gulf-of-mexico-leasing-canceled/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Washington Post</a> noted, adding, “Barring unexpected action, the current five-year offshore drilling program will lapse at the end of June. Interior cannot hold any new oil and gas lease sales until it has completed a replacement plan.”
American Petroleum Institute (API) senior vice president Frank Macchiarola called the Alaska cancellation “‘another example of the administration’s lack of commitment to oil and gas development in the U.S.,’” adding, “‘The President has spoken about the need for additional supplies in the market, but his administration has failed to take action to match that rhetoric.’”

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The COVID pandemic and the lockdown-induced recession did a number on American businesses and families. More than two years since the crisis began, the economy still seems to be on its last leg — even amid President Joe Biden’s lofty plan to “Build Back Better.” In a four-part series, The Daily Wire chronicles the “Bidenomics” regime and how it is eviscerating the American people.
President Joe Biden entered the White House with money printers blazing.
Weeks after proposing his $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, Biden unveiled an inaugural budget proposal with a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/5-things-you-need-to-know-about-bidens-latest-budget-proposal">$6 trillion</a> price tag. For fiscal year 2023, he proposed a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-says-fiscal-responsibility-is-one-of-the-values-of-his-enormous-5-8-trillion-budget-proposal">$5.8 trillion</a> budget. Among other items, both packages were replete with funds to bankroll <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/briefing-room/2022/03/28/president-bidens-fy-2023-budget-reduces-energy-costs-combats-the-climate-crisis-and-advances-environmental-justice/">climate change</a> and <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/briefing-room/2022/03/30/president-bidens-fy-2023-budget-advances-equity/">racial equity</a> initiatives.
It is not surprising for a Democratic commander-in-chief — or a Republican commander-in-chief, for that matter — to blow out the budget. What has been surprising, however, is Biden claiming credit as a budget hawk.
“Budgets are statements of values, and the budget I am releasing today sends a clear message that we value fiscal responsibility,” Biden <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/03/28/statement-by-president-joe-biden-on-the-fy-2023-budget/">said</a> about his most recent proposal.
The White House has <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/04/19/remarks-by-president-biden-on-investments-in-the-bipartisan-infrastructure-law/">repeatedly argued</a> that its first budget “cut the federal deficit” — the difference between government spending and government revenue — “by $350 billion,” while alleging that the second proposal will shave $1.3 trillion from the deficit. 
What is missing in this equation — which even <a href="https://www.factcheck.org/2022/04/bidens-deficit-spin/">left-wing fact-checkers</a> have called “misleading” — is the fact that deficit spending reached record highs in 2020 and 2021 because of various stimulus packages meant to combat COVID and the lockdown-induced recession. 
Biden’s $350 billion improvement constitutes a decrease from $3.1 trillion to $2.8 trillion, according to <a href="https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FYFSD">data</a> from the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. After the dust settles and another $1.3 trillion is supposedly saved, the United States will be left with a $1.2 trillion deficit — far higher than any deficit seen before the COVID pandemic, or even during the second term of President Barack Obama.
“He’s been a complete disaster when it comes to spending,” Russ Vought, who directed the U.S. Office of Management and Budget under the Trump administration, told The Daily Wire. “There has been no adjustment in their policies whatsoever when it comes to spending or other things that are causing the drag.”
Indeed, President Biden would have gladly spent more without a moment of hesitation — had he been allowed to do so by Congress. Even as prices began their alarming rise at the beginning of 2021, President Biden tried to pass the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pelosi-on-democrats-3-5-trillion-social-spending-bill-lets-not-talk-about-numbers-and-dollars">$3.5 trillion</a> Build Back Better Act, which would have created new federal child care, education, and healthcare programs. After facing opposition from Republicans and moderate Democrats in the Senate, the Biden administration was forced to trim the package down to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/do-over-biden-debuts-modified-now-1-75-trillion-spending-plan-following-dem-fracture">$1.75 trillion</a>.
Deficit spending, though it is often presented to the American people as stimulus, eventually has the effect of discouraging economic activity. In an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nonpartisan-economists-say-bidens-infrastructure-plan-will-decrease-economic-growth">analysis</a> of Biden’s $2.7 trillion American Jobs Act — which was later dwindled down to $1.2 trillion and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/joe-biden-signs-1-2-trillion-infrastructure-bill-calls-it-truly-historic">passed</a> under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act — economists at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School noted that spending “financed through increased federal deficits” has the indirect effect of “crowding out private investment.”
In other words, dollars go toward servicing government debt rather than funding new private-sector ventures — a phenomenon that deals a blow to economic output over time.
It is no secret that both Democratic and Republican lawmakers are <a href="https://www.thebalance.com/deficit-by-president-what-budget-deficits-hide-3306151">more than happy</a> to spend money beyond the nation’s means. President George W. Bush added nearly $3.3 trillion in deficits during his two terms, President Barack Obama added nearly $6.8 trillion, and President Donald Trump added $6.6 trillion in just one term.
Though each commander-in-chief faced their own challenges that led them to pursue massive deficit spending — including the War on Terror, the Financial Crisis of 2008, and COVID — it is impossible to ramp up expenditures indefinitely. The United States has already <a href="https://www.usdebtclock.org/">surpassed $30.5 trillion</a> in government debt — equating to more than $91,000 per citizen and nearly $243,000 per taxpayer.
As President Biden faces down <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/poll-95-of-voters-say-inflation-is-somewhat-or-very-serious">ugly poll numbers</a> amid inflation and other crises, Republicans are poised to decisively <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/republicans-have-a-massive-turnout-advantage-in-2022-primaries-so-far-report">take back both chambers</a> of Congress. Although Vought believes Republicans “will be better” than Biden at controlling spending, he is skeptical that they have “gotten the message.”
“We had budgets every year in the administration in which we were calling on Congress — which had Republican majorities at the time, at least for two of those four years — to be able to get spending under control. And they largely dismissed those spending cuts,” Vought explained. “Republicans will not step on the gas to the extent to which these ideologues in the White House will, but &#8230; I’ll be looking critically to see whether Republicans are coming forward with a policy agenda that actually articulates getting our house in order fiscally.”
According to Vought, the ideal budget reins in spending while “not removing the fundamentals of economic growth” by raising taxes.
“We have got to start by going aggressively after the bureaucracy that has been weaponized and is ‘woke’ against the American people,” he offered. “Then we need to have a conversation about other things that are necessary, like getting people back to work and off of these welfare programs, and increasing the labor force participation rate … I think that’s the path forward, and then we can really get back to balancing our books and … getting the country back in the right fiscal place.”
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Bidenomics: Blowing Out The Budget

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Gas prices have driven many a voter to the polls in our nation’s history, but Americans are feeling pain at the pump now more than ever as the average national gas price <a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/06/11/1104364665/gas-prices-5-high-inflation">breached $5 for the first time in history</a>.
President Biden is busying himself with non-solutions like a temporary gas tax break — something <a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Frumble.com%2Fv19b73j-real-america-dan-ball-w-jason-isaac-biden-regime-making-way-for-the-green-n.html&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cjisaac%40texaspolicy.com%7C30684a4262ab4db5b6c408da54b10e3f%7Ca09e2cb6dde84dd8ae3df1e84f57dd50%7C0%7C0%7C637915416677719031%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ZGqd6D4Esc1IpC8gdeFPoQeqpJLHZ4lse5fQNLWmQiQ%3D&amp;reserved=0">even former President Obama called a &#8220;gimmick&#8221;</a> — in an attempt to show some concern for the lower- and middle-class families he claimed to fight for on the campaign trail. But a bevy of mandates handed down from his administrative state indicate his real priorities lie elsewhere. President Biden’s <a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.whitehouse.gov%2Fbriefing-room%2Fstatements-releases%2F2022%2F06%2F06%2Ffact-sheet-president-biden-takes-bold-executive-action-to-spur-domestic-clean-energy-manufacturing%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cjisaac%40texaspolicy.com%7C30684a4262ab4db5b6c408da54b10e3f%7Ca09e2cb6dde84dd8ae3df1e84f57dd50%7C0%7C0%7C637915416677719031%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=O7fh3YPqFgATUY1nxSpqNe15W8En3vFepbcG87H6NIM%3D&amp;reserved=0">bizarre abuse of the Defense Production Act</a> for inexpensive and unreliable renewable energy — and his continued injection of climate politics into financial regulations — suggest the president’s leftist agenda takes precedent over our well-being.
If only President Biden knew how simple it would be to solve $5 gas and restore economic prosperity to the nation.
Biden’s exploitation of the Defense Production Act to prop up the renewable energy industry may be his most out-of-touch move yet. With <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/11/two-thirds-of-americans-live-paycheck-to-paycheck-as-inflation-climbs.html">two-thirds of the nation living paycheck-to-paycheck</a> — not to mention serious crises like the baby formula shortage still ongoing — Biden is giving special treatment to energy sources that have never yet proven to be worth the taxpayers’ hard-earned dollars. <a href="https://lifepowered.org/new-research-examines-last-decade-of-federal-energy-subsidies/">Decades of subsidies measuring in the hundreds of billions</a> haven’t made renewable energy more reliable or affordable, despite its advocates’ bold claims. The Defense Production Act won’t either; it will just drive energy prices even higher.
The Trump administration’s pro-energy policies created real savings for families — and continued <a href="https://lifepowered.org/for-a-cleaner-earth-invest-in-dont-divest-from-fossil-fuels/">our track record of global environmental leadership</a> — but President Biden’s war on fossil fuels has already erased that progress. The average family is now paying nearly $3,000 more on gasoline per year than under the previous administration, on top of sky-high inflation causing higher prices for other essential goods.
And it’s not just that President Biden favors wind and solar over fossil fuels. His legion of bureaucrats are actively working to destroy the American energy industry by imposing draconian financial regulations. A new proposal from the SEC will <a href="https://www.thecentersquare.com/alabama/governors-pan-sec-climate-disclosure-proposal-as-unprecedented-federal-overreach/article_7bb8624c-e11b-11ec-8503-7be3b284c3da.html">impose massive compliance costs on energy producers</a> and force them to spend time and money on “greenwashing” instead of on harvesting and delivering the energy we need.
We need only look across the pond to the European Union to see how such a deliberate anti-energy agenda will work out for America. The EU is <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/news/focus-reducing-eus-dependence-imported-fossil-fuels-2022-kwi-20_en">now dependent</a> on Russia for 40% of its natural gas, 27% of its oil, and 46% of its coal — and electricity prices are skyrocketing. America can and should be a world superpower in energy, but President Biden’s policies have already made us energy dependent once again.
President Biden will continue to blame Russian President Vladimir Putin and oil companies, but he needs to man up and accept responsibility. He told us he was going to do this: “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Slszva6kk90">I guarantee you we’re going to end fossil fuel</a>,” he said. The president knew there would be pain inflicted by forcing the American people to give up the prosperity provided by oil, gas, and coal. In the last 150 years that humanity has had access to fossil fuels, <a href="https://lifepowered.org/daily-wire-the-debilitating-pessimism-of-climate-change-alarmists/">every measurement of quality of life has improved</a> as poverty has declined, health has improved, and our environment has gotten cleaner.
It’s an injustice that President Biden is forcing poverty onto the American people to appease ruling-class elites who prioritize climate catastrophism over improving human lives. Fossil fuels and nuclear energy need to be embraced to improve the global environment, lift billions out of poverty, and promote economic prosperity in America and abroad.
The views expressed in this piece are the author&#8217;s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.
Jason Isaac is Director of Life:Powered, a national initiative of the Texas Public Policy Foundation to raise America’s energy IQ. Jason has appeared live on Fox Business Network and other national news shows, and his commentaries have been published in Fox Business, The Hill, The Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller, and other publications.

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Biden’s Abuse Of Defense Production Act Will Drive Gas Prices Even Higher

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Gas Prices

Americans’ sentiment about the <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/economy">economy</a> is more pessimistic than at any time in the past seven decades, according to the University of Michigan’s most recent Survey of Consumers.
The index reading of 50 in June reflects a severe drop since May and the lowest level since 1952, according to <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/consumer-sentiment-at-record-low-is-another-ominous-sign-for-economy-11656093116">The Wall Street Journal</a>, and is a key indicator of a looming <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/recession">recession</a>.
“Consumers across income, age, education, geographic region, political affiliation, stockholding and homeownership status all posted large declines,” Survey of Consumers Director Joanna Hsu said in a statement, per <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/24/economy/consumer-sentiment-final-read-june/index.html">CNN</a>. “About 79% of consumers expected bad times in the year ahead for business conditions, the highest since 2009.”
The influential survey has seen a <a href="https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/UMCSENT">significant decline</a> beginning in the spring of 2021, when inflation started to <a href="https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CPIAUCSL#0">rise</a> beyond the roughly 2% level seen over the last few decades. As of May, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/inflation-reaches-8-6-setting-new-four-decade-high">risen</a> 8.6% year-over-year — the highest <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/inflation">inflation</a> rate witnessed since the 1980s.
“As higher prices become harder to avoid, consumers may feel they have no choice but to adjust their spending patterns, whether through substitution of goods or foregoing purchases altogether,” Hsu added. “The speed and intensity at which these adjustments occur will be critical for the trajectory of the economy.”
To contend with skyrocketing inflation, the <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/federal-reserve">Federal Reserve</a> increased <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/federal-reserve-takes-most-aggressive-action-to-fight-inflation-in-three-decades">interest rates</a> earlier this month by 0.75% — the largest rate hike increment since 1994. The central bank already <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-fed-jacks-key-rate-up-half-point-as-inflation-surges">hiked rates</a> by 0.5% in May — the largest such increase since 2000 — after a 0.25% rate hike from near-zero levels in March. Interest rates are now at 1.5% to 1.75%, with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/expect-higher-unemployment-as-federal-reserve-tackles-inflation-warns-top-policymaker">more increases likely</a> on the way.
Fears of a recession have gripped American consumers and businesses. Last week, a bout of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/wall-street-sees-worst-carnage-since-2020">stock market selloffs</a> caused the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq Composite to fall 4.8%, while the S&amp;P 500 was down 5.8% — marking its worst week since 2020, according to <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/16/stock-market-news-futures-open-to-close.html">CNBC</a>.
President Joe Biden, however, said in a recent interview that a recession is by no means “inevitable” and told Americans to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-claims-recession-not-inevitable-tells-americans-they-shouldnt-believe-economist-warnings">wait before concluding</a> that economists’ forecasts are true.
“They shouldn’t believe a warning. They should just say: ‘Let’s see. Let’s see which is correct.’ And from my perspective, you talked about a recession. First of all, it’s not inevitable,” Biden told Associated Press reporter Josh Boak before pointing to a survey taken last year to allege that households have robust savings.
Meanwhile, Biden has deflected on the issue of rising price levels, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-claims-inflation-is-worse-everywhere-but-here-thats-not-even-close-to-true">claiming</a> that “Putin’s Price Hike” — a reference to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and its role in soaring <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gas-prices-hit-grim-national-average-of-5-per-gallon">global energy costs</a> — is the primary pressure behind inflation.
“High gas prices at the pump, energy, and food prices accounted for around half of the monthly price increases, and gas pump prices are up by $2 a gallon in many places since Russian troops began to threaten Ukraine,” Biden said. “Even as we continue our work to defend freedom in Ukraine, we must do more — and quickly — to get prices down here in the United States.”
When questioned by a recent Harvard <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/poll-95-of-voters-say-inflation-is-somewhat-or-very-serious">survey</a> about rising price levels, 95% of respondents said that inflation is “very serious” or “somewhat serious.” A plurality — 47% — said that the Biden administration is responsible.

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Consumer Sentiment Plummets To Lowest Level Since 1950s

Consumer Sentiment Plunges To Lowest Level In 70 Years

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Remember that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-admin-brags-about-saving-americans-16-cents-on-july-4-food-our-economic-plan-is-working">$0.16</a> <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a> saved you last Fourth of July? In 2022, he is taking summer <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/gas-prices">savings</a> to a whole new level — a bit less than $16, to be exact.
Earlier this week, President Biden called for a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-calls-for-three-month-pause-to-federal-gas-tax">three-month pause</a> to the federal gas <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/taxes">tax</a> — which sits at slightly over $0.18 per gallon of <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/oil-and-gas">gasoline</a> — because he “understands that high gas prices pose a significant challenge for working families,” according to the <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/06/22/fact-sheet-president-biden-calls-for-a-three-month-federal-gas-tax-holiday/">White House</a>.
Despite the publicity that has surrounded the move, a new report from the <a href="https://budgetmodel.wharton.upenn.edu/issues/2022/6/24/three-month-federal-gas-tax-holiday">University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School</a> revealed that President Joe Biden’s proposal would save Americans a total of $4.79 to $14.31 from July to September.
Indeed, Penn Wharton Budget Model explained earlier this year that because the United States’ <a href="https://budgetmodel.wharton.upenn.edu/issues/2022/3/11/effects-of-a-federal-gas-tax-holiday">gasoline market</a> is “typically characterized by inelastic supply and inelastic demand in the short run,” there would not be a significant change in gasoline consumption spending. Savings would be most tangible in states like California, where the average cost of gas is the highest in the nation, while savings would be lowest in the Rocky Mountain and Gulf Coast regions.
The national average price of gasoline is $4.93 per gallon as of Friday, according to <a href="https://gasprices.aaa.com/">AAA</a>. In California, the average price is $6.35 per gallon; in Colorado and Louisiana, average prices are $4.91 and $4.47, respectively. Earlier this month, average costs surpassed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gas-prices-hit-grim-national-average-of-5-per-gallon">$5.00 per gallon</a>.
Inflation, however, cost the typical American household $3,500 in 2021, according to another Penn Wharton Budget Model <a href="https://budgetmodel.wharton.upenn.edu/issues/2021/12/15/consumption-under-inflation-costs">analysis</a>.
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) said on Wednesday that he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democratic-senator-not-a-yes-right-now-on-bidens-proposed-gas-tax-holiday">would not vote for</a> the federal gas tax suspension since the policy does not guarantee that the amount would “penny-for-penny come off of that price.” Conservatives have mounted a similar argument.
“President Biden’s proposed temporary gas tax suspension is a band-aid solution to runaway gas prices,” Job Creators Network President Alfredo Ortiz said in a statement provided to The Daily Wire on Wednesday. “To truly show leadership and meaningfully reduce Americans’ pain at the pump, Biden must fundamentally reshape his party’s environmental policy, strongly backing the production and distribution of traditional energy. Only with vastly increased supply can gas prices significantly fall.”
Combined with state taxes, the typical American driver pays $0.571 in gas taxes per gallon, according to the <a href="https://www.api.org/oil-and-natural-gas/consumer-information/motor-fuel-taxes/gasoline-tax">American Petroleum Institute</a>.
On Sunday, Treasury Secretary <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/janet-yellen">Janet Yellen</a> told ABC News host George Stephanopoulos that pausing the federal gas tax was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/yellen-gives-opinion-on-pausing-federal-gas-tax-to-bring-prices-down">on the table</a> for President Biden. “Gas prices have risen a great deal, and it’s clearly burdening households,” Yellen said. “So he stands ready to work with Congress, and that’s an idea that’s certainly worth considering.”
Meanwhile, Energy Secretary <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/jennifer-granholm">Jennifer Granholm</a> lauded the suspension as a way to provide families relief from “Putin’s Price Hike” — but also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/energy-secretary-lays-out-the-only-way-to-avoid-high-gas-prices-and-its-not-producing-more-oil">argued</a> that the “only way out” of “boom-and-bust cycles” in energy prices is “deploying clean energy.”
“The real truth is that as long as our nation remains overly reliant on oil and fossil fuels, we will feel these price shocks again,” Granholm said. “This is not going to be the last time. The next time there’s a war, the next time there’s a pandemic or another hurricane, these extreme weather events we are experiencing — they will impact the access that we have to fossil fuels.”

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Report Shows How Much Biden’s Gas Tax Suspension Would Save The Typical American

Biden's Gas Tax Suspension Would Save Americans Between $5 And $14

Gas Tax

Many politicians are given cheat sheets by their staff to remember talking points and to help them stay on schedule, but observers noticed that President Joe Biden&#8217;s notecard on Thursday was filled out with a little more detail than normal.
Kate Hyde, a writer and commentator, flagged that Biden revealed the back of his notecard, showing instructions for how to act and to whom he should ask questions during meeting union and private sector leaders to discuss the new Federal-State Offshore Wind Implementation Partnership.
Biden began the meeting by saying he was &#8220;disappointed&#8221; by the Supreme Court&#8217;s decision released Thursday that upheld the Second Amendment and struck down a New York concealed carry law. As the video shows, one side of the card was written in what appears to be his own handwriting, while the other side had text with step-by-step instructions on what to do while in the room.
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“YOU take YOUR seat” <a href="https://t.co/zczauxI0op">https://t.co/zczauxI0op</a> <a href="https://t.co/c2Zg6ZSxHL">pic.twitter.com/c2Zg6ZSxHL</a>
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Thanks to a Getty Image of the incident, readers can see that the text reads as follows:
Offshore Wind Drop-By Sequence of Events 
<ul>
<li>YOU enter the Roosevelt Room and say hello to participants </li>
<li>YOU take YOUR seat</li>
<li>Press enters</li>
<li>YOU give brief comments (Minutes) </li>
<li>Press departs </li>
<li>YOU ask Liz Shuler AFL-CIO President a question</li>
<li>Note: Liz is joining virtually.</li>
<li>YOU thank participants.</li>
<li>You depart.</li>
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In reaction to the photo, Greg Price, a conservative digital strategist, sarcastically remarked, &#8220;Joe Biden isn&#8217;t senile, guys. His handlers just have to give him step by step directions for every single thing that he does.&#8221;
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Joe Biden isn&#39;t senile, guys. His handlers just have to give him step by step directions for every single thing that he does.
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&mdash; Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href="https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1540086506030768128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Popular Twitter user and podcast host Comfortably Smug tweeted, &#8220;Holy s*** This is unreal&#8221;
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Holy shit
This is unreal <a href="https://t.co/K0Caz0tQDo">https://t.co/K0Caz0tQDo</a>
&mdash; Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) <a href="https://twitter.com/ComfortablySmug/status/1540089091575914496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2022</a></blockquote>
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This is not the first time that Biden has been caught using a notecard with verbatim instruction. In late March, Biden was photographed with talking points on what to say about Russian President Vladimir Putin.
&#8220;Biden had to have ‘I was not articulating a change in policy’ written verbatim on a notecard so he wouldn’t screw it up… and he still screwed it up,&#8221; the GOP&#8217;s Jake Schneider tweeted.
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Biden had to have “I was not articulating a change in policy” written verbatim on a notecard so he wouldn’t screw it up… and he still screwed it up <a href="https://t.co/OvEwlHQVry">pic.twitter.com/OvEwlHQVry</a>
&mdash; Jake Schneider (@jacobkschneider) <a href="https://twitter.com/jacobkschneider/status/1508584855440969735?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Biden has made it a habit to mess up certain talking points, only to have the White House walk back his statements.
During that same press conference where Biden got busted with Putin talking points, the commander-in-chief was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/none-of-the-three-occurred-biden-denies-making-foreign-policy-gaffes-that-white-house-walked-back">asked</a> point-blank about several foreign policy gaffes relating to Russia. While in Europe in late March, the president appeared to tell U.S. troops that they were headed to Ukraine, suggested that the U.S. might retaliate with a chemical weapon if Russia used one first, and alluded to the possibility of regime change in Russia.
Each time, the White House had to issue clarifications after the president’s comments — but when Fox News&#8217; Peter Doocy asked Biden about the clarifications, he appeared to be completely unaware that his team had amended any of those statements, asking Doocy, “What’s getting walked back?”
Doocy asked Biden if he was “worried that other leaders in the world are going to start to doubt that America is ‘back’ if some of these big things that you say on the world stage keep getting walked back?”
“What’s getting walked back?” Biden responded.
“Just in the last couple days … it sounded like you told troops they were going to Ukraine, it sounded like you said it was possible the U.S. would use a chemical weapon, and it sounded like you were calling for regime change in Russia, and we know …” Doocy said before Biden interrupted.
The president interjected, denying that had happened at all, “None of the three occurred.”
According to the Baltimore Sun, the purpose of Thursday&#8217;s meeting was to <a href="https://twitter.com/baltimoresun/status/1540004786522685443?s=20&amp;t=AOJMXD8TTczDYvA0epG5Kw">launch</a> a &#8220;formal partnership with 11 East Coast governors, including Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, to boost the growing offshore wind industry, a key element of President Joe Biden’s plan for climate change.&#8221;
That fact might get overshadowed by the president&#8217;s instruction list.

‘YOU Take YOUR Seat’: Biden’s Notecard Has Step-By-Step Instructions For Everything, Like Walking Into Room And Sitting Down

Video Shows White House Staff Provided Biden With Step-By-Step Instruction For Federal-State Offshore Wind Implementation Partnership.

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A former official in the Biden administration appeared to mock California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) this week when he was asked about Newsom&#8217;s apparent attempts to boost his profile ahead of the 2024 presidential election season.
The remarks come after Newsom survived an embarrassing recall election that he faced due to his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and the overall condition of his state.
Newsom, who <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=gavin%20newsom%20patrick%20bateman&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=top">many</a> have compared to delusional psychopath Patrick Bateman from the movie &#8220;American Psycho,&#8221; is rumored to have presidential ambitions, although he has apparently tried to suggest that he is not challenging the <a href="https://twitter.com/EWErickson/status/1540022463530258432">failing</a> Biden administration.
“Everybody is trying to be relevant for the next race,&#8221; said Cedric Richmond, a former senior Biden White House official who recently transitioned to a top role in the DNC. &#8220;I think ambition makes people do different things.&#8221;
When asked about how the Biden administration views Newsom&#8217;s attempts to promote himself, Richmond said, &#8220;I am not sure they are reading the Gavin Newsom opinion pages about his desire to be politically relevant.&#8221;
Newsom has sought to boost his profile by <a href="https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Newsom-goes-scorched-earth-on-DeSantis-17147621.php">attacking</a> Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R), which effectively is political clout chasing.
DeSantis exploded on the national political during the coronavirus pandemic and is now a top candidate for the 2024 presidential election. DeSantis has earned praise from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bill-maher-gives-unexpected-defense-of-florida-governor-ron-desantis-from-left-wing-political-attacks">across the political spectrum</a>, from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-musk-tips-hat-toward-ron-desantis-to-be-next-president-of-the-united-states">Elon Musk</a>, and has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/poll-from-first-republican-primary-state-shows-winds-of-gop-changing">started to beat</a> former President Donald Trump in presidential primary polling.
&#8220;Well, first I would say how many people are moving from his state, fleeing to come to mine for freedom versus vice-versa?&#8221; DeSantis <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/desantis-hits-back-against-newsoms-attacks-people-vote-their-feet">fired back</a> at Newsom. &#8220;And I guarantee you we win in the net — in migration, people are leaving California in numbers we&#8217;ve never seen because of his failed policies.&#8221;
On the matter of how Newsom responded to the coronavirus pandemic, DeSantis said that &#8220;this is where I think his leadership has been terrible.&#8221;
&#8220;If you look at excess mortality, California&#8217;s had a higher percentage of excess mortality since COVID started than Florida — so that includes COVID, but it&#8217;s not limited,&#8221; DeSantis said, adding that he believes that there were &#8220;lockdown deaths&#8221; caused by Newsom&#8217;s policies. &#8220;Those are deaths that his policies have caused, driving people to despair, drug addiction, lack of opportunities.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-democrat-andrew-gillum-charged-with-21-felonies-related-to-campaign-that-lost-to-desantis">Democrat Andrew Gillum Charged With 21 Felonies Related To Campaign That Lost To DeSantis </a>

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The Biden administration on Thursday officially proposed extending Title IX&#8217;s protections to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/transgender">transgender</a> students.
The proposed change would &#8220;protect LGBTQI+ students from discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics,&#8221; the Department of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/education">Education</a> <a href="https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-releases-proposed-changes-title-ix-regulations-invites-public-comment">said</a> in a statement.
The department proposed the Title IX change on the 50th anniversary of the civil rights law, which bars schools that receive federal funding from discriminating on the basis of sex. When Title IX was passed half a century ago, it was meant to protect the rights of women and girls in educational settings. Since then, it has been interpreted to apply to other protected classes, including LGBTQ people.
&#8220;Over the last 50 years, Title IX has paved the way for millions of girls and women to access equal opportunity in our nation&#8217;s schools and has been instrumental in combating sexual assault and sexual violence in educational settings,&#8221; said Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said in a statement.
&#8220;As we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of this landmark law, our proposed changes will allow us to continue that progress and ensure all our nation&#8217;s students – no matter where they live, who they are, or whom they love – can learn, grow, and thrive in school,&#8221; Cardona said.
Along with the changes on transgender students, the proposed rules would also overhaul the process by which schools handle sexual assault and sexual harassment allegations. The overhaul would nix changes made by the Trump administration that were intended to make the process more fair for accused students. While campaigning for president, President Joe Biden said the Trump administration&#8217;s changes &#8220;shame and silence survivors&#8221; and vowed to scrap them.
The new rules will &#8220;restore vital protections for students in our nation’s schools which were eroded by controversial regulations implemented during the previous Administration,&#8221; the education department said Thursday in a <a href="https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/t9nprm-factsheet.pdf">fact sheet</a> accompanying the proposed rule.
&#8220;Those regulations weakened protections for survivors of sexual assault and diminished the promise of an education free from discrimination,&#8221; the department said.
The new rules would rollback constitutional protections for students accused of heinous crimes, including the right to a live hearing, to cross-examine their accuser and the witnesses against them, and allowing a &#8220;single investigator&#8221; model that allows a single person to act as investigator, judge, jury, and executioner. This model would also prevent accused students from learning the evidence against them, such as what the accuser and witnesses are specifically accusing them of, and allow schools to keep individual testimonies hidden, making it more difficult for wrongly accused students to file a lawsuit to protect their civil rights.
Courts have consistently upheld civil rights for accused students in recent years, and legal challenges to the Trump administration&#8217;s regulations all failed.
In 2016, the Obama administration <a href="https://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/obama-administration-title-ix-transgender-student-rights-223149">issued</a> guidance saying Title IX protections also apply to a transgender student&#8217;s bathroom preference. The next year, however, the Trump administration <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/02/22/516664633/trump-administration-rescinds-obama-rule-on-transgender-students-bathroom-use">reversed</a> that guidance, saying the issue should not have been dealt with at the federal level and that there &#8220;must be due regard for the primary role of states and local school districts in establishing educational policy.&#8221;
Over the last year, parents have raised the alarm about biological males in girls bathrooms at school. In some cases, even elementary schools have <a href="https://abcnews4.com/news/nation-world/parents-push-back-against-elementary-schools-trans-bathroom-policy-olentangy-school-district-gender-inclusive-restroom-title-ix-lgbtq-transgender-students-single-sex-spaces">adopted</a> policies allowing transgender-identifying boys to use the girls bathrooms, prompting parents to complain at school board meetings.
The Biden administration did not address what the new rules would mean for transgender students competing on the college sports team of their preferred gender, an issue that has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/lia-thomas-teammate-competitor-blast-title-as-illegitimate-in-wake-of-fina-transgender-restrictions">sparked</a> national debate in recent months.
The proposed rule is slated to be published in the Federal Register and will be open for public comment for 60 days afterwards. If approved, the policy would not take effect until next year at the earliest.

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The U.S. Department of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/education">Education</a> settled a class action lawsuit arguing that the agency was ignoring students’ <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/student-loans">loan cancellation</a> claims — a move that resulted in the nixing of $6 billion in debt.
The case — Sweet v. Cardona, formerly Sweet v. DeVos — represented 264,000 people constituting the “current borrower defense backlog,” according to a press release from the <a href="https://predatorystudentlending.org/news/press-releases/landmark-borrower-defense-settlement-to-cancel-over-6-billion-in-student-loans-for-200000-borrowers-release/">Project on Predatory Student Lending</a>. The group’s 2019 <a href="https://predatorystudentlending.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Complaint.pdf">lawsuit</a> contended that for-profit schools such as Corinthian Colleges and DeVry University “delivered worthless products that left students with thousands of dollars in debt, damaged credit, and depleted access to further student aid” while lying about prospects for high-paying jobs.
Education Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/miguel-cardona">Miguel Cardona</a> lauded the settlement, which the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California will independently review before approval.
“Since day one, the Biden-Harris Administration has worked to address longstanding issues relating to the borrower defense process,” Cardona said in a <a href="https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/statement-us-secretary-education-miguel-cardona-sweet-settlement">statement</a> about the settlement. “We are pleased to have worked with plaintiffs to reach an agreement that will deliver billions of dollars of automatic relief to approximately 200,000 borrowers and that we believe will resolve plaintiffs’ claims in a manner that is fair and equitable for all parties.”
Earlier this month, the Department of Education <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bidens-education-department-issues-largest-single-student-debt-cancelation-in-agency-history">canceled debt</a> from former attendees of Corinthian Colleges, which filed for bankruptcy in 2015. The move forgave $5.8 billion in debt among 560,000 borrowers.
More broadly, the Biden administration is weighing various proposals to nix student debt for citizens at large. Last month, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bidens-plan-to-cancel-10000-in-student-debt-would-not-be-enough-for-black-borrowers-naacp-chief-says">The Washington Post</a> reported that the White House was weighing a plan to scrap $10,000 per borrower earning up to $150,000 per year. However, several Democratic lawmakers — such as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) — have repeatedly pressed Biden to cancel student loan debt of up to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/aoc-spars-with-biden-over-canceling-student-debt">$50,000 per borrower</a>.
Schumer has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/this-cpac-footage-is-nuts-progressives-blast-pelosi-for-saying-student-debt-forgiveness-is-a-bad-idea">argued</a> that “all President Biden has to do is flick his pen” to erase the $50,000 sum. Earlier this week, Schumer <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/22/bidens-mind-is-open-on-student-loan-forgiveness-schumer-says-.html">sought to dismiss</a> the “awful myth” that student debt “concerns the wealthy or the Ivy League” rather than “working-class people.”
However, data suggest that student loan cancellation tends to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/six-groups-who-lose-if-joe-biden-forgives-college-loans">benefit wealthy Americans</a>. Almost one-third of student debt is owed by the wealthiest 20% of households, while 8% is owed by the bottom 20%, according to a paper from the <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/research/student-loan-forgiveness-is-regressive-whether-measured-by-income-education-or-wealth/">Brookings Institution</a>.
Meanwhile, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has characterized the student debt crisis as a “racial justice issue.”
“African-Americans borrow more money to go to school, more money while they’re in school, and have a harder time paying it off when they get out of school,” she <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/warren-says-that-canceling-50000-in-student-loans-is-a-racial-justice-issue">told</a> CNN anchor Don Lemon last year. “Canceling $50,000 of student loan debt would help close the black-white wealth gap for people with student loan debt by twenty-five points. And for Latinos, by twenty-seven points.”
Likewise, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) President Derrick Johnson <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bidens-plan-to-cancel-10000-in-student-debt-would-not-be-enough-for-black-borrowers-naacp-chief-says">argued</a> last month that $10,000 in student loan cancellation is not enough for black borrowers, since black Americans “are the only people who have student debt higher than their median annual income.”
As of the first quarter of 2022, Americans owed $1.75 trillion in student loans, according to the <a href="https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/SLOAS">Federal Reserve</a>.

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Texas Republican Rep. Pat Fallon introduced a bill last week to request the federal government to reimburse his state for $1.5 billion in border security.
The &#8220;Lone Star Reimbursement Act&#8221; would require the Department of Defense to pay Texas back for the cost of Operation Lone Star — which was launched in response to the border surge during the Biden administration.
“As a border state, Texas is disproportionally impacted by illegal immigration, but we shouldn’t be forced to bear the entire financial burden when it comes to securing the entire country,” Fallon said in a <a href="https://fallon.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-pat-fallon-introduces-lone-star-reimbursement-act" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a>.
“Gov. Abbott launched Operation Lone Star because of a lack of action from this administration. Texas shouldn’t be punished for Biden’s mistake and my Lone Star Reimbursement Act recognizes this,&#8221; he added.
Fellow Representative August Pfluger(R-TX) voiced his support for the proposed legislation.
&#8220;Texas has spent nearly $1.5 billion on border security &#8211; a responsibility that should NOT fall on Texans,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;Our plan sends the invoice for the border crisis where it belongs: the President’s desk.&#8221;
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🚨I&#39;ve joined <a href="https://twitter.com/RepPatFallon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepPatFallon</a> in introducing the LONE STAR REIMBURSEMENT ACT. Texas has spent nearly $1.5 billion on border security &#8211; a responsibility that should NOT fall on Texans. Our plan sends the invoice for the border crisis where it belongs: the President’s desk. <a href="https://t.co/Qmt89BkE7z">pic.twitter.com/Qmt89BkE7z</a>
&mdash; Rep. August Pfluger (@RepPfluger) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepPfluger/status/1539336822454636545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 21, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott took to Twitter on Wednesday to thank Fallon for his efforts.
&#8220;Thanks U.S. Rep. Pat Fallon for the &#8216;Lone Star Reimbursement Act,&#8217;” Abbott <a href="https://twitter.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/1539808386711277568" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a>. &#8220;It would force the Feds to reimburse Texas for the state’s border security initiative. The bill notes Texas has arrested 134,000 illegal immigrants &amp; denied entry to 16,700.&#8221;
The legislation is co-sponsored by 11 Texas Republican House members. Rep. Michael Burgess, one of the co-sponsors, argued Texas should not be forced to pick up the tab for the Biden administration&#8217;s border failures.
“The Biden Border Crisis is turning every state into a border state; however, Texas should not be bearing the sole cost to secure our southern border. I have offered amendments to appropriations bills to repay Texas for its leadership and hard work to protect Americans. I appreciate my friend Pat Fallon for joining this fight with the Lonestar Reimbursement Act,” he wrote in the press release.
Texas Republican Rep. Michael Cloud added that his state &#8220;must be reimbursed.&#8221;
&#8220;The Biden administration failed the American people by abandoning their Constitutional duty to secure our southern border. Texas stepped up, at their own expense, to do the job the Biden administration relinquished. Texas must be reimbursed,&#8221; he wrote.
Texas has already shifted approximately $1 billion in federal COVID-19 funding as part of Operation Lone Star, <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2022/05/09/texas-federal-coronavirus-border-greg-abbott/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to</a> a report by the Texas Tribune. The new legislation would request funding for additional funding not already covered by federal funds.
In addition to enhanced border security along the state&#8217;s southern border, Texas has started construction of fencing along key portions of its border with Mexico.
Abbott <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/its-official-texas-border-wall-construction-begins" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> in December that the construction of the state’s border wall had begun.
“Texas has officially started building its own border wall,” Abbott tweeted.
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Texas has officially started building its own border wall.
Biden allows open border policies and refuses to enforce laws passed by Congress to secure the border and enforce immigration laws. 
Texas is stepping up to do the federal government’s job. <a href="https://t.co/K7CbIPs75p">https://t.co/K7CbIPs75p</a>
&mdash; Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) <a href="https://twitter.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/1471899869719810055?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 17, 2021</a></blockquote>
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“Biden allows open border policies and refuses to enforce laws passed by Congress to secure the border and enforce immigration laws,” the governor added. “Texas is stepping up to do the federal government’s job.”

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<a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/energy">Energy</a> Secretary <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/jennifer-granholm">Jennifer Granholm</a> said that “the only way” for the United States to avoid high <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/gas-prices">gas prices</a> is to produce more green energy.
The national average gas price is currently $4.94 per gallon, according to <a href="https://gasprices.aaa.com/">AAA</a>. Earlier this month, gas prices <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gas-prices-hit-grim-national-average-of-5-per-gallon">surpassed</a> $5.00 per gallon — more than double the $2.39 per gallon witnessed when President Joe Biden took office.
During a <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings/2022/06/22/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-and-secretary-of-energy-jennifer-granholm/">press briefing</a> on Wednesday, Granholm affirmed that the “only way out” of “boom-and-bust cycles” in energy prices is “deploying clean energy.”
“The real truth is that as long as our nation remains overly reliant on oil and fossil fuels, we will feel these price shocks again,” Granholm said. “This is not going to be the last time. The next time there’s a war, the next time there’s a pandemic or another hurricane, these extreme weather events we are experiencing — they will impact the access that we have to fossil fuels.”
Indeed, Biden <a href="https://joebiden.com/clean-energy/">favors policies</a> meant to promote green energy, such as emphasizing public transportation and electric vehicles, even as his administration canceled an enormous sale in Alaska of oil and gas lease location. He also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/peter-doocy-asks-for-a-straight-answer-on-keystone-gets-the-runaround-from-jen-psaki">refused</a> to green light the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline.
“We are looking at some significant challenges in the way of ensuring that American people have access to affordable clean energy,” Granholm continued, “but we’re going to use every lever that we have across the federal government to overcome these challenges.”
Earlier this week, Biden called for a three-month pause to the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-calls-for-three-month-pause-to-federal-gas-tax">federal gas tax</a> — which sits at $0.184 per gallon of gasoline and $0.244 per gallon of diesel, according to the U.S. <a href="https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=10&amp;t=10">Energy Information Administration</a> — to contend with “Putin’s Price Hike.&#8221;
“President Biden understands that high gas prices pose a significant challenge for working families,” the White House said in a statement. “Today, he is calling on Congress and states to take additional legislative action to provide direct relief to American consumers who have been hit with Putin’s Price Hike.”
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) has already indicated that he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democratic-senator-not-a-yes-right-now-on-bidens-proposed-gas-tax-holiday">would not approve</a> the federal gas tax suspension, as the policy would not guarantee that the amount would not “penny-for-penny come off of that price.” Other critics argue that the move will only fail to address the administration’s policies that are preventing further production.
&#8220;President Biden&#8217;s proposed temporary gas tax suspension is a band-aid solution to runaway gas prices,” Job Creators Network President Alfredo Ortiz said in a statement provided to The Daily Wire. “To truly show leadership and meaningfully reduce Americans&#8217; pain at the pump, Biden must fundamentally reshape his party&#8217;s environmental policy, strongly backing the production and distribution of traditional energy. Only with vastly increased supply can gas prices significantly fall.”
The Job Creators Network’s most recent <a href="https://monthlypolling.jcnf.org/monthly-monitor/may-2022/">Small Business IQ</a> monthly poll revealed that 76% of business owners would prefer that the United States increase domestic oil and natural gas production. Indeed, the Producer Price Index (PPI) rose <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/inflation-for-businesses-continues-at-double-digit-pace">10.8%</a> from May 2021 to May 2022, with over 70% of the month-to-month rise attributable to an increase in prices for final demand energy, according to the U.S. <a href="https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0.htm">Bureau of Labor Statistics</a>.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden">President Joe Biden</a> appeared to demote his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/cdc">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</a> director Tuesday in a humiliating snub caught on video.
Biden was speaking to a group assembled at a Washington, D.C. clinic Tuesday when he introduced Dr. Ashish Jha, the White House COVID response coordinator. Except the president did not use that title.
“You see Dr. Jha there,” Biden said, pointing him out. “He’s the guy that’s running the CDC for me these days, basically.”
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BIDEN: &quot;You see Dr. Jha, see that guy right there? He&#39;s the guy that&#39;s running the CDC for me these days.&quot;
Rochelle Walensky is the director of the CDC. Ashish Jha is Biden&#39;s COVID response coordinator. <a href="https://t.co/vmD1H4a1xk">pic.twitter.com/vmD1H4a1xk</a>
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The introduction must have come as news to Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the actual director of the CDC. She was began leading the agency on January 20, 2021. Prior to taking the high-level Biden administration job, Walensky was the top infectious diseases expert at Massachusetts General Hospital and a professor at Harvard Medical School.
Jha, who was named to his current position in April, is also a former Harvard professor.
The response on Twitter came swiftly.
&#8220;According to POTUS, Dr. Jha is “basically running the CDC” these days,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/davidzweig/status/1539732341492416513?s=20&amp;t=Q8I2oPKT3g7-8Vdlt0iF-w">tweeted Fox News contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier</a>. &#8220;If the WH advisor controls the CDC, what role does Dr. Walensky have? Does the CDC have any apolitical leadership anymore? FYI, lowering the facemask negates any effect it may have.&#8221;:
&#8220;Does this mean that Jha is “basically” running the CDC for the president, or is this a giant gaffe?&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/texanconstitut1/status/1539437566746935296?s=20&amp;t=Q8I2oPKT3g7-8Vdlt0iF-w">tweeted TexasConstitutionalist</a>. &#8220;Well, either way, it’s horrible in its implications. And, I suppose, either way, it’s still a giant gaffe.&#8221;
The incident occurred when Biden and first lady Jill Biden visited a Washington, D.C., vaccination clinic where <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-boasts-as-infants-as-young-as-six-months-now-cleared-for-covid-vaccines">children from six months to age 5 are now being vaccinated for COVID</a>. Walensky endorsed the new guidelines, although other nations are not vaccinating infants.
“This is a very historic milestone,” Biden said. “The United States is now the first country in the world to offer safe and effective Covid-19 vaccines for children as young as six months old.”
It was not the first time Biden has gotten confused about key members of his administration. In 2020, he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-joe-biden-announces-name-of-his-chosen-hhs-chief">botched Xavier Becerra’s name</a> and title when introducing him as his choice for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
“For Secretary of Health and Education Services, I nominate Xavier Bacheria,” Biden said.
Last year, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/critics-slam-biden-after-he-appears-to-forget-name-of-defense-secretary-pentagon-hes-not-there">Biden seemed to forget the name of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin</a> while introducing him at a White House event.
“I want to thank the sec… the, the former general,” Biden said. “I keep calling him general, but my, my… the guy who runs that outfit over there. I want to make sure we thank the secretary for all he’s done to try to implement what we just talked about.”

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