Joe Biden Won’t Abandon Fossil Fuel Plans Because of Gas Prices

Joe Biden Won’t Abandon Fossil Fuel Plans Because of Gas Prices

Rising prices at the gas pump are not going to be enough to persuade President Joe Biden from keeping to his commitment to fight climate change.

Asked whether Biden will prioritize his clean energy proposal or lowering gas prices, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre insisted that the administration "could do both at the same time."

"What we're trying to deal with right now is how do we lower costs for American families," she said during a Thursday briefing. "One of the things that we are seeing currently right now with oil refiners is they are using this moment—that there is a war in Ukraine—to actually make a profit."