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Biden Urges Oil Companies to Produce More Gas as Price Reach New High

HeadlineJun 15, 2022

Average gas prices in the United States have topped $5 a gallon for the first time ever. The Associated Press is reporting President Biden has just written a letter to U.S. oil refiners calling on them to work with the administration to produce more gasoline and diesel. In the letter, Biden points out that oil profits have tripled in a time of war while consumers are facing record prices at the pump.

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