{"id":966191,"date":"2021-11-04T07:29:37","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T11:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=966191"},"modified":"2021-11-04T07:29:43","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T11:29:43","slug":"top-democrat-senator-nails-biden-for-blaming-opec-for-high-gas-prices-we-can-fix-it-ourselves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-democrat-senator-nails-biden-for-blaming-opec-for-high-gas-prices-we-can-fix-it-ourselves\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Democrat Senator Nails Biden For Blaming OPEC For High Gas Prices: We Can Fix It Ourselves"},"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\">34<\/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%2Ftop-democrat-senator-nails-biden-for-blaming-opec-for-high-gas-prices-we-can-fix-it-ourselves%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=966191&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--><p>Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) pushed back on President Joe Biden\u2019s assertion that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was responsible for high gas prices in the United States, saying that the U.S. has the capability to fix the problem and all the Biden administration has to do is give the greenlight.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin made the remarks during an interview on Wednesday night with Fox News anchor Bret Baier when he was asked by Baier who was to blame for gas prices being so high. Baier noted that Biden has blamed OPEC for the high prices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, I say that we can basically do more for ourself. We have been energy independent for the first time in 67 years,\u201d Manchin said. \u201cWhy can\u2019t we do more? Why can\u2019t we produce more? We have got plenty of natural gas. My state, beautiful state of West Virginia, has an ocean of natural gas under it. If they just let us build a pipeline, we could get the product to market.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd why don\u2019t we do more drilling, and why don\u2019t we do more basically production in the United States?\u201d Manchin continued. \u201cI\u2019m not depending on OPEC. I\u2019m not depending on other countries for my energy anymore. We know how to do it. We have the technology. We should be resilient, relying on ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked if Biden was wrong in his views, Manchin responded, \u201cI have a difference of opinion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Joe Manchin: This is a wakeup call\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x8PARl3Ztjc?start=258&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>TRANSCRIPT:<\/p>\n<p><em>BRET BAIER, FOX NEWS ANCHOR: All right, so, on the gas prices, gas prices at the pump, who\u2019s to blame?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>President Biden says OPEC is to blame. Others say climate policies have changed the dynamic. What do you say?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>SEN. JOE MANCHIN (D-WV): Well, I say that we can basically do more for ourself. We have been energy independent for the first time in 67 years.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Why can\u2019t we do more? Why can\u2019t we produce more? We have got plenty of natural gas. My state, beautiful state of West Virginia, has an ocean of natural gas under it. If they just let us build a pipeline, we could get the product to market.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And why don\u2019t we do more drilling, and why don\u2019t we do more basically production in the United States? I\u2019m not depending on OPEC. I\u2019m not depending on other countries for my energy anymore. We know how to do it. We have the technology. We should be resilient, relying on ourselves.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>BAIER: So, is the president wrong<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) pushed back on President Joe Biden\u2019s assertion that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was responsible for high gas prices in the United States, saying that the U.S. has the capability to fix the problem and all the Biden administration has to do is give the greenlight.Manchin made the remarks during an interview on Wednesday night with Fox News anchor Bret Baier when he was asked by Baier who was to blame for gas prices being so high. Baier noted that Biden has blamed OPEC for the high prices.\u201cWell, I say that we can basically do more for ourself. We have been energy independent for the first time in 67 years,\u201d Manchin said. \u201cWhy can\u2019t we do more? Why can\u2019t we produce more? We have got plenty of natural gas. My state, beautiful state of West Virginia, has an ocean of natural gas under it. If they just let us build a pipeline, we could get the product to market.\u201d\u201cAnd why don\u2019t we do more drilling, and why don\u2019t we do more basically production in the United States?\u201d Manchin continued. \u201cI\u2019m not depending on OPEC. I\u2019m not depending on other countries for my energy anymore. We know how to do it. We have the technology. We should be resilient, relying on ourselves.\u201dWhen asked if Biden was wrong in his views, Manchin responded, \u201cI have a difference of opinion.\u201dWATCH:[embedded content]TRANSCRIPT:BRET BAIER, FOX NEWS ANCHOR: All right, so, on the gas prices, gas prices at the pump, who\u2019s to blame?President Biden says OPEC is to blame. Others say climate policies have changed the dynamic. What do you say?SEN. JOE MANCHIN (D-WV): Well, I say that we can basically do more for ourself. We have been energy independent for the first time in 67 years.Why can\u2019t we do more? Why can\u2019t we produce more? We have got plenty of natural gas. My state, beautiful state of West Virginia, has an ocean of natural gas under it. If they just let us build a pipeline, we could get the product to market.And why don\u2019t we do more drilling, and why don\u2019t we do more basically production in the United States? I\u2019m not depending on OPEC. I\u2019m not depending on other countries for my energy anymore. We know how to do it. We have the technology. We should be resilient, relying on ourselves.BAIER: So, is the president wrong in that?MANCHIN: I have a difference of opinion.(LAUGHTER)BAIER: So, yes.(LAUGHTER)Related:The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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