WH Press Secretary Confirms Biden Is Still Committed to Ending Fossil Fuels As Gas Prices Soar
As gas prices soar across the country, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre insists that President Joe Biden is committed to transitioning away from fossil fuels.
Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked why Biden is not trying to get domestic companies to drill for more oil in the U.S.
Jean-Pierre noted that the country is still seeing its “highest levels of domestic production,” but part of the higher prices is a result of decreased refinery capacity in the country.
Still, Doocy asked, “Why not drill more here in the U.S., though?”
“We don’t need to do that. What we need them to do is, with the oil that’s out there, we need them to refine that oil so that the capacity can go up, and then prices would go down,” Jean-Pierre responded.
Doocy also asked on Thursday, “I know the President once said that he was going to end fossil fuels. Is that now off the table?”
“No, we are going to continue to move forward with our clean-energy proposal, our climate change proposal,” the press secretary responded.
WH Press Secretary Confirms Biden Is Still Committed to Ending Fossil Fuels As Gas Prices Soar (ijr.com)