WASHINGTON—On Monday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined Fox News’ “The Story with Martha MacCallum” and Fox Business’ “Kudlow” to discuss how President Biden’s war on fossil fuels and American energy independence has increased gas and energy prices.
The interviews can be found here and here. Excerpts are below.
“I think in Wisconsin, we got some gas stations now reporting over $5 a gallon.Ihaven’tpaidthatmuchyet.But peoplearefillinguptheirpickuptrucksandpaying,youknow, it’s costing them over $100. That’s when they can afford to fill up their truck or their car. Sothisisputtingahugepinchonconsumers, particularlyseniorsonafixedincomeandpeopleatthelowerendof the economic spectrum.That’s who itreally hurts. Doesn’thurt JeffBezos and MarkZuckerberg and the big tech social media giants or, you know, the elite Democrats that support President Biden’s environmental policies. This is hurting real people.” (Sen. Ron Johnson, ‘The Story with Martha MacCallum,’ 6/6/2022)
“Well,myfirstquestionis,howcanhisapprovalratingsbethathigh?Howcantherebe28%oftheAmericanpopulation that actually approve of what’s happening in this country? But, you know, when I talk to people at the gas station, I mean, they are upset. They’re outraged. This, you know, it’s costing them more than $100 to fill up their truck. Andthat’s whenthey can fill up the tank. Alot of them can only put in 40 bucks worth.Andthat’s not even half a tank insomecases.Sopeoplearereallynoticingit.They’regoingthegrocerystore, theyknowthatthey’renotgetting what they used to be able to buy because inflation’s pushing up food prices. Butgasoline thatistheonethat,really,everybodyseeswhatthepricepergallonisinWisconsin.Now,we’vehadsome of the first gas stations top over $5 a gallon. Again, this is completely out of control and people are noticing it.” (Sen. Ron Johnson, ‘Kudlow,’ 6/6/2022)
“Andofcourseitdidn’tjusthappen.ThisisactuallycausedbyPresidentBiden.Theradicalmembersof hisadministrationandtheirneighborsinCongress, thisistheirpolicies.Thisiswhattheywanttohappen.Whenyou engage in a waron fossil fuel, whenyou restrict the supplyof it for, you know, in a number of different ways,you know, you cancel the Keystone XL pipeline, you make it more difficult to permit, youhaveyouralliesandoutsideenvironmentalgroupsto filelawsuitsagainstpeopleproducingfossilfuels. You’re going to reduce the supply of it, which is going to automatically increase the price. They know the basic laws of supply and demand. This is the result of their policies. This is what they wanted. They just don’t want to be held accountable for it.” (Sen. Ron Johnson, ‘The Story with Martha MacCallum,’ 6/6/2022)
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