White House press secretary Jen Psaki Monday sought to dispute claims that Biden administration’s policies are preventing domestic drilling.
Referring to a comment she had made earlier during the White House press briefing that the Biden administration was “going to do everything we can” to reduce the prices at the pump, Fox News’ Peter Doocy pressed Psaki to clarify why the administration is asking other countries to pump more oil instead of producing more oil at home.
When Psaki claimed federal policies are not limiting the supplies of oil and gas domestically, Doocy pointed out that Biden issued an executive order halting new oil production at public plants.
Psaki said 90% of leases are on public lands and that there are 9,000 unused drilling permits.
The exchange comes after an assertion she made last week that the energy industry “is literally sitting on stockpiled leases and permits.”
Fox Business White House correspondent Edward Lawrence told Psaki during last Friday’s White House press briefing that he had reached out to the president and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute (API) about the 9,000 unused lease permits.
Lawrence noted that the group “says that a lot of policies that have been put in place by this administration, including a ban on new development of federal lands and federal waters,” are “really hindering American energy development during a critical time.”
“Also, he says the royalty fees increasing on drilling discourages investment,” Lawrence continued. “So are there any plans to reverse any of these policies to encourage investment?”
“I think he may have avoided your question,” Psaki retorted. “I mean, because the fact is that onshore alone, as of the start of this year, the industry had more than 9,000 unused approved permits to drill in the United States, and I didn’t hear him speak to that in particular.”
Psaki went on to say that of the more than 37 million acres under lease to the oil and gas industry, nearly 60% are currently non-producing.
“Now, obviously, our view on drilling over the long term is different, I would suspect, than the person you spoke to, which is that what overall we need to do here is reduce our dependence on oil,” Psaki said.
In 2020, the API predicted that a ban on fracking and new oil leases would reduce GDP by $7.1 trillion by 2030, cost the economy 7.5 million jobs by 2022 and cause an average household income decline of $5,040. While energy consumption would decline by 12%, energy costs will purportedly increase by 14%, they predicted.
This faux press person needs to be nominated for a Golden Globe award. She is far accomplished than anyone in Chinawood.
I don’t believe Pissaki!!!!
Psaki is doing what she does best – lying through her teeth.
Oil companies have nine thousand LEASES, not nine thousand PERMITS. Companies can’t drill on the leases without a permit and Biden’s corrupt administration IS NOT giving permits. Therefore, there IS NO drilling taking place36
Psaki is doing what she does best – lying through her teeth.
Oil companies have nine thousand LEASES, not nine thousand PERMITS and cannot drill without the PERMITS. The corrupt Biden Administration IS NOT giving out PERMITS. Therefore, no drilling is taking place.
The basic plan is to force industry off fossil fuels and onto ‘green’ sources of energy which is at least fifty-years in the future.
A single volcano eruption produces more CO2 than mankind, at current rate, produces in thirty-five years and a volcano eruption is taking place somewhere on earth about every two to three months. Cap the volcanos and then work on getting off fossil fuels.
“Going green” is an exercise in insanity but insanity does describe the Biden Administration,
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Like Biden and all Democrats, Psaki is a liar. The party is beholden to its globalist tyrannical platform. They have no regard for their constituents nor this country.
Psaki is a Lying Fucking CUNT !
Psaki and the democratic party have lied to Americans since they were in power. The are destroying this country with their policies. The sooner they are removed, by any means necessary, we can go back to being energy independent. This is the only way to say this country.
Psaki is an intelligent and witty press secretary. She is being truthful. The lying right wing needs to listen instead of putting her down. If she is lying, then why have oil companies started to drill and produce more recently. Stop listening to right wing garbage and look at the facts for the best for our great country. The oil companies should not own us as they think they do.
You must not be too bright? you are just as Brain Dead as that LYING POS Psaki . She is Dumb as a Post like your Brain Dead Ass.
Psaki and this cowardly, ignorant administration always walk the fine line between criminal corruption and just being leftists. Yes, there may be 9,000 leases out there, but Obama, Kerry, Clinton, AOC and their stooges Brandon and KH, have repeatedly put up barriers to using them (freedom to buy the materials to build extraction facilities, pumps, etc; right-of-ways to transport materials or dig pipes). “Here’s your new prius, but sorry, we can’t give you the code to your door or your 4th tire, those are separate regulations”
With this said, White House press secretary Jen Psaki Monday sought to dispute claims that Biden administration’s policies are preventing domestic drilling, ALL THE STATES THAT HAVE THE RESOURCES NEED TO START DRILLING AGAIN!. If he shuts them down again, he will only prove this is a lie straight from DC Hell.
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