The oil industry and the Biden administration have sparred over blame for tight energy supplies and rising costs.
Most Americans say President Joe Biden is the most responsible for rising gas prices, according to a new poll. The YouGov/Yahoo News survey found Biden topped the list when it came to who to blame as prices have soared to their highest level in more than a decade. Thirty percent of Americans said the president was at fault. But oil and gas companies are not too far behind, as 23 percent of U.S. adults said those entities were to blame for elevated costs at the pump. The oil industry and the Biden administration have sparred over blame for tight energy supplies and rising costs. The industry has argued the White House’s policies have harmed U.S. oil production and energy independence, such as the halting of the Keystone XL pipeline construction and the recent pause on new federal oil and gas leases and permits.
