TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY – AT 8:14 P.M. ET:  THERE IS A NEW/OLD ISSUE PERCOLATING RIGHT NOW IN AMERICAN POLITICS.  IT HAS PROVED DEADLY BEFORE, WHICH IS WHY A U.S. SENATOR IS ASKING QUESTIONS.  THE ISSUE, OF COURSE, IS GASOLINE PRICES.  WE LIVE WITH THEM.  WE FEEL THEM.  THEY'RE NOT AN ABSTRACTION.  AND THEY'RE STARTING TO SOAR.  FROM FOX BUSINESS:

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., blamed Joe Biden for the sudden and sharp increase in gas prices nationwide, telling “Varney & Co.” on Wednesday that the president is “not thinking about the poor families in this country” with his energy actions.

The Florida senator argued on Wednesday that Biden’s energy policies will lead to an “unbelievable increase in costs for poor families.”

Scott pointed to Biden’s energy actions, including the cancelation of the Keystone XL oil pipeline project and temporarily suspending the issuance of oil and gas permits on federal lands and waters in a series of orders aimed at combating climate change.

President Biden revoked the permit for the 1,700-mile pipeline on his first day in office, ending a project that was expected to employ more than 11,000 Americans this year.

In remarks made by Biden in January before signing executive actions on tackling climate change, the president pointed to “a key plank” of his Build Back Better Recovery Plan, which he noted “is building a modern, resilient climate infrastructure and clean energy future that will create millions of good-paying union jobs.”

Speaking on “Varney & Co.” Scott asked, “If you’re in that [the energy] industry do you want to invest more dollars when the president says he wants to get rid of you?”

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Gas prices have been increasing at the pump for the past few weeks, reaching a national average of $2.88 a gallon as of Wednesday, which is 64 cents higher than the same time in 2020, according to AAA.

“This is an unbelievable increase in costs for poor families, for people on fixed income,” Scott said, noting that “their gas is way up in the last month” and “on top of that the utility rates are going up” because “so much of our utilities are done by natural gas.”

COMMENT:  Gas prices will be joined by electricity prices, as the Biden administration's corps of elitists  tries to crush the energy industry, which will get them invited to the right cocktail parties in Georgetown.  This could easily be the defining issue of the 2022 midterms.  Next time you fill up, tell me how happy you are.

March 17, 2021