Joe Biden employed the use of partisan political spin in a Tuesday speech announcing a new ban on imports of Russian natural gas to the United States.
Biden claimed that his administration’s policies have nothing to do with the dismal gas prices burning holes in the pockets of working Americans.
Biden: "It's simply not true that my administration or policies are holding back domestic energy production." pic.twitter.com/mw22wmVHU0
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In the same speech, Biden turned to a partisan excuse frequently invoked by President Barack Obama during his administration, claiming that domestic oil companies were refusing to legally drill on federal lands.
Energy industry leaders have rejected such an assertion, pointing out that Biden has authorized only the minimum leases required for oil production on federal lands.
“We need to stop the rhetoric that’s anti-fossil fuel and we need some clarity just in the regulatory sense that this administration is behind domestic energy production,” said Energy Workforce and Technology Council CEO Leslie Beyer.