{"id":982593,"date":"2021-11-07T22:58:37","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T03:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=982593"},"modified":"2021-11-07T22:58:39","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T03:58:39","slug":"texas-gov-greg-abbott-slams-bidens-energy-secretary-for-hoping-gas-prices-do-not-exceed-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-gov-greg-abbott-slams-bidens-energy-secretary-for-hoping-gas-prices-do-not-exceed-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Slams Biden&#039;s Energy Secretary for &#039;Hoping&#039; Gas Prices Do Not Exceed $4"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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%2Ftexas-gov-greg-abbott-slams-bidens-energy-secretary-for-hoping-gas-prices-do-not-exceed-4%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=982593&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 class=\"subheading\">Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) denounced President Joe Biden\u2019s Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm after she said on Sunday that she hopes gas prices do not increase to $4 per gallon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no reason to \u201chope\u201d gas prices won\u2019t reach $4 (which it already has in parts of U.S.). Gas prices would go down if Biden stopped hindering the energy sector in America. There\u2019s no reason to beg OPEC for more oil. Texas can produce it &amp; make America energy independent,\u201d the Republican governor said in a tweet.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"13.370473537604\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There\u2019s no reason to \u201chope\u201d gas prices won\u2019t reach $4 (which it already has in parts of U.S.)<\/p>\n<p>Gas prices would go down if Biden stopped hindering the energy sector in America.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no reason to beg OPEC for more oil.<\/p>\n<p>Texas can produce it &amp; make America energy independent. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hBvfEIysnx\">https:\/\/t.co\/hBvfEIysnx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregAbbott_TX\/status\/1457447623183552524?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Abbott\u2019s response comes after Granholm told CNN\u2019s Dana Bash that she hopes gas prices will not continue to rise, \u201cadding that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is \u2018controlling the agenda,\u201d\u2018 the <em>Hill<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/sunday-talk-shows\/580434-energy-secretary-says-she-hopes-gas-prices-wont-reach-4\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to AAA, the national average of gas prices is now $3.42 a gallon. Bank of America is predicting crude oil prices could soar another 50 percent by next June. Could the average gas price in America be $4 a gallon in the United States soon?\u201d Bash asked Granholm on CNN.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWell, we certainly hope not,\u201d the energy secretary replied, adding that President Biden \u201cis all over this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, every president is frustrated because they can\u2019t control the price of gasoline because it\u2019s a global market. You can call upon increased supply, which he has done, and OPEC is, unfortunately, controlling the agenda with respect to oil prices. OPEC is a cartel, and it controls over 50 percent of the supply of gasoline,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18236914\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"36\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/gas-prices-california-october-5-2021-inflation-getty.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18236914\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/gas-prices-california-october-5-2021-inflation-getty.jpg\" alt=\"SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 05: Gas prices approaching $5 a gallon are displayed in front of a Shell gas station on October 05, 2021 in San Rafael, California. Gas prices in the U.S. are continuing to rise to the highest level since 2014. According to AAA, the national average for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline inched up to $3.20 over the last month, over $1 per gallon more than one year ago. (Photo by Justin Sullivan\/Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gas prices approaching $5 a gallon are displayed in front of a Shell gas station on October 05, 2021, in San Rafael, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Abbott was correct when he said gas already costs more than $4.00 per gallon in some places around the country. In California, for example, the average cost of gas is more than $4.60, according to the latest AAA <a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/?state=CA\">estimates<\/a>. The governor&nbsp;has been very vocal in his criticism of the Biden administration, especially since President Joe Biden \u2014 in the name of fighting climate change \u2014 is responsible for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/radio\/2021\/02\/21\/stephen-moore-biden-climate-change-policies-erase-us-energy-independence\/\">ending<\/a> U.S. energy independence,&nbsp;which was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2020\/03\/03\/exclusive-energy-secretary-dan-brouilette-president-trump-has-made-america-energy-independent\/\">gained<\/a> during Donald Trump\u2019s presidency. Biden has since asked OPEC to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/economy\/2021\/08\/16\/report-opec-snubs-biden-rejects-plea-for-more-oil\/\">produce<\/a> more oil, though he recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/11\/01\/watch-biden-admits-irony-of-asking-opec-for-oil-while-pushing-climate-change-policies\/\">acknowledged<\/a> the irony of asking OPEC for oil while pushing climate change policies.<\/p>\n<p>In an exclusive interview with Breitbart News in October, Abbott&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/economy\/2021\/10\/25\/exclusive-let-us-do-our-thing-abbott-tells-biden-texas-can-produce-the-oil-make-sure-everyone-gets-their-toys-by-christmas\/\">said<\/a> Texas could help solve the current supply chain crisis hurting Americans if President Joe Biden would just \u201cleave Texas alone and let us do our thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Abbott also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/08\/12\/greg-abbott-biden-opec-oil-texas\/\">reprimanded<\/a> Biden in August, saying Texas \u2014 not OPEC \u2014 could \u201ceasily\u201d fix America\u2019s oil dilemma.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.704545454545\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dear White House:<\/p>\n<p>Texas can do this.<\/p>\n<p>Our producers can easily produce that oil if your Administration will just stay out of the way.<\/p>\n<p>Allow American workers\u2014not OPEC\u2014produce the oil that can reduce the price of gasoline.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t make us dependent on foreign sources of energy. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2YVOArh3Gf\">https:\/\/t.co\/2YVOArh3Gf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregAbbott_TX\/status\/1425612773422141452?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cDear White House: Texas can do this. Our producers can easily produce that oil if your administration will just stay out of the way,\u201d&nbsp; he tweeted. \u201cAllow American workers\u2014not OPEC\u2014produce the oil that can reduce the price of gasoline. Don\u2019t make us dependent on foreign sources of energy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Gov. 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