High energy prices are shaping up to be a major liability for Democrats heading into next year’s midterm elections. Republicans have been happy to pin the rising cost of gasoline and heating fuel on President Joe Biden’s energy policy. On Tuesday though, two senators proposed limiting U.S. energy exports to solve the issue. POLITICO’S Ben Lefebvre explains if that solution could actually work and what the Biden administration thinks about it.
High energy prices are shaping up to be a major liability for Democrats heading into next year’s midterm elections. Republicans have been happy to pin the rising cost of gasoline and heating fuel on President Joe Biden’s energy policy. On Tuesday though, two senators proposed limiting U.S. energy exports to solve the issue. POLITICO’S Ben Lefebvre explains if that solution could actually work and what the Biden administration thinks about it.
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