Sen. Barrasso Slams ‘Tone Deaf’ Biden Admin.: ‘They Are Pretending that Green Energy Is a National Security Emergency’

ROBERTS I want to ░░░░░░░░ subject since you re ░░░░░░░░ the Energy and Natural ░░░░░░░░ Committee So the president ░░░░░░░░ the Defense Production Act ░░░░░░░░ other day to ramp ░░░░░░░░ production of solar panels ░░░░░░░░ I m wondering as ░░░░░░░░ face this fuel crisis ░░░░░░░░ gasoline is heading northward ░░░░░░░░ 5 a gallon in ░░░░░░░░ states headed to 10 ░░░░░░░░ some is putting our ░░░░░░░░ if you will on ░░░░░░░░ solar basket the right ░░░░░░░░ to do right now ░░░░░░░░ This is an administration ░░░░░░░░ is out of touch ░░░░░░░░ deaf And gasoline prices ░░░░░░░░ now approaching 5 all ░░░░░░░░ the country and they ░░░░░░░░ to use the Defense ░░░░░░░░ Act which is supposed ░░░░░░░░ be used for national ░░░░░░░░ emergencies to build solar ░░░░░░░░ I mean they are ░░░░░░░░ that green energy is ░░░░░░░░ national security emergency This ░░░░░░░░ an abuse of power ░░░░░░░░ an administration that refuses ░░░░░░░░ go to the real ░░░░░░░░ for the high cost ░░░░░░░░ energy which is more ░░░░░░░░ and gas produced in ░░░░░░░░ They are so wedded ░░░░░░░░ this these climate extremists ░░░░░░░░ they won t even ░░░░░░░░ the words oil and ░░░░░░░░ That s where we ░░░░░░░░ to be focused on ░░░░░░░░ that matter You want ░░░░░░░░ use the Defense Production ░░░░░░░░ for something how about ░░░░░░░░ to move the oil ░░░░░░░░ gas to get it ░░░░░░░░ markets work on those ░░░░░░░░ of things More oil ░░░░░░░░ gas exploration We have ░░░░░░░░ energy here in America ░░░░░░░░ administration I think actually ░░░░░░░░ high gas prices to ░░░░░░░░ people into electric cars ░░░░░░░░ Yeah there are people ░░░░░░░░ used to think that ░░░░░░░░ a conspiracy theory but ░░░░░░░░ now seems more of ░░░░░░░░ reality.”