{"id":1712954,"date":"2022-10-27T06:30:27","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T10:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1712954"},"modified":"2022-10-27T09:03:52","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T13:03:52","slug":"biden-makes-a-futile-last-ditch-effort-to-calm-americans-about-inflation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-makes-a-futile-last-ditch-effort-to-calm-americans-about-inflation\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Makes a Futile Last-Ditch Effort to Calm Americans About Inflation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-makes-a-futile-last-ditch-effort-to-calm-americans-about-inflation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1712954&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"contain\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>President Biden talked about his administration&#8217;s efforts to cut costs for Americans amid soaring inflation Wednesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">President Biden<\/a> on Wednesday unveiled his administration&#8217;s new initiative to combat &#8220;junk fees&#8221; that unfairly prey on unwitting consumers.<\/p>\n<p>In a bid to give U.S. families more &#8220;breathing room,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/white-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the White House<\/a> is calling on &#8220;all agencies to reduce or eliminate hidden fees, charges and add-ons for everything from banking services to cable and internet bills to airline and concert tickets.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The push comes less than two weeks from an election in which voters give Biden poor marks on key issues like the economy and inflation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/economy\/crushing-inflation-could-push-unemployment-wall-street-bank-warns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CRUSHING INFLATION COULD PUSH UNEMPLOYMENT TO 6%, WALL STREET BANK WARNS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"inline image-ct\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/931\/523\/Joe-Biden-Junk-Fees.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"President Biden talks about \" junk \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>President Biden announces his administration&#8217;s plans to eliminate junk fees for consumers on the White House campus on Wednesday.<\/span><span> (AP Photo\/Patrick Semansky, file \/ AP Newsroom)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Biden offered examples of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/economy\/attorney-sues-italian-restaurant-chain-deceptive-2-inflation-fee-egregious-surreptitious\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">junk fees<\/a> his administration is seeking to eliminate for consumers, including airline rebooking fees, hotel &#8220;resort&#8221; fees and unfair banking penalties.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Each year, these junk fees, in addition [to what] companies charge, cost Americans tens of billions of dollars \u2014 weighing down family budgets and making it harder for people to pay their bills,&#8221; Biden said at a Wednesday press conference. &#8220;So my administration has taken action to eliminate these fees.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I appreciate the frustration of the American people,&#8221; Biden remarked at the end of his speech.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/biden-slammed-anticipated-strategic-petroleum-reserve-release-long-term-solution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>BIDEN SLAMMED FOR ANTICIPATED STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE RELEASE: NOT \u2018A LONG-TERM SOLUTION\u2019<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"inline image-ct\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/931\/523\/pay-bills-iStock.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>President Biden said &#8220;junk fees&#8221; are &#8220;weighing down family budgets and making it harder for people to pay their bills.&#8221;<\/span><span> (iStock)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Biden took the opportunity to boast of a third consecutive week of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/gas-prices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">declining gas prices<\/a>, though costs remain historically high.<\/p>\n<p>Biden announced last week his intention to sell more oil from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/politics\/energy-experts-biden-plan-refill-oil-reserve-years-fix-policy-problems\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>nation&#8217;s emergency stockpiles<\/u><\/a> and blamed energy companies for increased costs facing consumers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/apps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX BUSINESS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"inline image-ct\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/931\/523\/gasoline.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"gas station is seen in Bensenville, Illinois\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>The average price of gasoline nationwide fell to $3.85 per gallon on Oct. 20, about 60% higher than it was when President Biden took office in January 2021, according to AAA data.<\/span><span> (Scott Olson\/Getty Images \/ Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The average price of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/energy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gasoline<\/a> nationwide fell to $3.85 per gallon on Oct. 20, about 14% higher than its level a year ago and 60% higher than it was when the president took office in January 2021, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AAA data<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As of Wednesday, the national average for gas prices is $3.764.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Biden talked about his administration&#8217;s efforts to cut costs for Americans amid soaring inflation Wednesday. 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