Sec. Buttigieg on Skyrocketing Gas Prices: We Should Lower the Cost of Insulin & Hold Oil Companies Accountable

CAMEROTA OK Let s ░░░░░░░░ about gas prices The ░░░░░░░░ average is trending down ░░░░░░░░ it s still you ░░░░░░░░ very high I think ░░░░░░░░ national average is 4 ░░░░░░░░ Is there any more ░░░░░░░░ can be done at ░░░░░░░░ federal level Buttigieg Well ░░░░░░░░ is more The president ░░░░░░░░ called for Congress to ░░░░░░░░ at a gas tax ░░░░░░░░ That s something that ░░░░░░░░ take the edge off ░░░░░░░░ in addition to the ░░░░░░░░ that this administration has ░░░░░░░░ taken whether we re ░░░░░░░░ about the Strategic Oil ░░░░░░░░ and the release from ░░░░░░░░ or the flexibility around ░░░░░░░░ which which can be ░░░░░░░░ right now But look ░░░░░░░░ bottom line is that ░░░░░░░░ markets have always been ░░░░░░░░ and can be impacted ░░░░░░░░ something like a major ░░░░░░░░ producing country like Russia ░░░░░░░░ into a war That ░░░░░░░░ exactly why we should ░░░░░░░░ acting as a country ░░░░░░░░ reduce costs in areas ░░░░░░░░ are frankly easier for ░░░░░░░░ to control the cost ░░░░░░░░ insulin the cost of ░░░░░░░░ drugs where we re ░░░░░░░░ pushing for legislation that ░░░░░░░░ reduce that that cost ░░░░░░░░ sure that we act ░░░░░░░░ the president s proposal ░░░░░░░░ lower the cost of ░░░░░░░░ lower the cost of ░░░░░░░░ A lot of things ░░░░░░░░ we could be doing ░░░░░░░░ now that would be ░░░░░░░░ and make a huge ░░░░░░░░ in families pocketbooks in ░░░░░░░░ to the immediate steps ░░░░░░░░ are being taken to ░░░░░░░░ to keep gas prices ░░░░░░░░ control The other thing ░░░░░░░░ continues we think to ░░░░░░░░ very important is to ░░░░░░░░ oil companies accountable Now ░░░░░░░░ know just about everybody ░░░░░░░░ this country is frustrated ░░░░░░░░ the extraordinarily high price ░░░░░░░░ gas except for oil ░░░░░░░░ who ve made it ░░░░░░░░ they re not going ░░░░░░░░ invest in production when ░░░░░░░░ re as profitable as ░░░░░░░░ are That s why ░░░░░░░░ president has called for ░░░░░░░░ it or lose it ░░░░░░░░ that if an oil ░░░░░░░░ is just sitting on ░░░░░░░░ permits or leases and ░░░░░░░░ using it to to ░░░░░░░░ the kind of production ░░░░░░░░ could lower the cost ░░░░░░░░ oil that they re ░░░░░░░░ accountable for that Right ░░░░░░░░ last time I checked ░░░░░░░░ was unified congressional Republican ░░░░░░░░ to this idea but ░░░░░░░░ think it s a ░░░░░░░░ one that would make ░░░░░░░░ difference for consumers who ░░░░░░░░ feeling this pain at ░░░░░░░░ pump.”