Opinion: It’s time to fix rising gas prices: Jay Obernolte
Over the past several months, gas prices have spiraled to new heights here in California’s 8th District and across the country. I have heard from countless people in our district who are suffering as a result, and countless more who are desperately seeking relief. Some seek to place blame, but most just want to know how we can fix it.
The series of factors which created that initial price increase made many hope that the rise would only be temporary. The causes were a return to travel for many Americans, Russia joining with OPEC to limit exports, and the Biden Administration’s early executive orders banning new oil and gas leases on federal land, which sent a strong signal that U.S. domestic energy production would be suppressed.
One year later, Russia invaded Ukraine in large part because American foreign policy blunders emboldened them to do so. Prior to the invasion, gas prices had already risen by 40 percent since the previous year due to inflation fueled by federal government spending. Currently, gas prices stand at an average of $4.12 nationally and $5.
Regrettably, in the face of these high prices the Biden Administration has continued its policies to suppress domestic energy production, turned to Venezuela as a potential new source of oil, sought to mend relations with Saudi Arabia, and requested that OPEC boost their oil production further. These proposals will unfortunately make America less safe, less self-sufficient, and less affordable in the long run.
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