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Barack Obama stated on August 01, 2008 in a town hall in St. Petersburg, Fla.:

Obama said his proposed $1,000 emergency energy rebate "will be enough to offset the increased cost of gas for a working family over the next 4 months."

By Robert Farley• August 1, 2008

Barack Obama stated on January 03, 2012 in an Obama for America video:

President Barack Obama "put in place historic fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks to lower costs at the pump and reduce dependence on foreign oil."

By Becky Bowers• January 6, 2012

Jane Timken stated on April 13, 2022 in a campaign ad:

Joe Biden's spending “has sent prices skyrocketing."

By Jon Greenberg• April 20, 2022

Tommy Thompson stated on March 23, 2012 in a campaign speech:

Every time the price of gasoline rises 1 cent, "it's a billion dollars out of our economy that goes to Saudi Arabia."

By Tom Kertscher• April 19, 2012

Hillary Clinton stated on April 15, 2008 in a TV ad airing in Pennsylvania.:

"Obama voted for the Bush-Cheney energy bill that put $6-billion in the pocket of big oil."

By Bill Adair• April 17, 2008

Edward Markey stated on June 15, 2010 in a statement at a hearing of a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee:

"Right now every single one of the (oil) companies here today and dozens of others are drilling for free in the Gulf of Mexico on leases that will cost American taxpayers more than $50 billion in lost royalties."

By Louis Jacobson• June 16, 2010

Newt Gingrich stated on February 05, 2012 in an interview on "Meet the Press":

Says President Barack Obama "has an Environmental Protection Agency proposal that would raise the price of gasoline by 25 cents a gallon."

By Molly Moorhead• February 7, 2012

National Taxpayers Union stated on September 02, 2010 in a television commercial:

Proposed tax changes are a "handout" to BP.

By Louis Jacobson• September 10, 2010

Paul Junge stated on June 10, 2020 in a campaign website:

“Even so-called moderate Democrats like Joe Biden have endorsed a ban on fracking, which would eliminate 516,000 Michigan jobs and reduce the state’s gross domestic product by $159 billion over five years.”

By Clara Hendrickson• June 19, 2020

Renewable Fuels Association stated on June 22, 2011 in an advertisement in Washington, D.C., Metro stations:

Ethanol reduced gas prices by 89 cents per gallon in 2010, and if ethanol disappeared, gas prices could rise by as much as 92 percent.

By Louis Jacobson• July 1, 2011

Michele Bachmann stated on June 01, 2011 in an interview on WKXL-AM in Concord, N.H.:

"If you threw a barbecue yesterday for the Memorial weekend, it was 29 percent more expensive than last year because Barack Obama's policies have led to groceries going up 29 percent."

By Jake Berry• June 27, 2011

Donald Trump stated on May 09, 2019 in remarks at the White House:

Tariffs are "paid for mostly by China, by the way, not by us."

By Louis Jacobson• May 14, 2019

Rick Santorum stated on January 23, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa, Fla.:

Florida's economy "became a bad economy ... because of a huge spike in oil prices in the summer of 2008."

By Becky Bowers• January 24, 2012

John McCain stated on April 10, 2008 in a speech in Brooklyn, N.Y.:

If the U.S. stops adding to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, it "will lessen worldwide demand for oil" and reduce prices.

By Wes Allison• April 16, 2008

James Langevin stated on October 09, 2012 in a debate:

"Under the Obama administration, we are drilling and producing more domestic energy supplies than we ever had before."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• October 16, 2012

Jeff Greene stated on June 22, 2010 in a debate:

The U.S. spends $4 billion on research and development for energy, while spending $350 billion on oil from foreign countries, "many of whom are our enemies."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 23, 2010

Ron Johnson stated on August 23, 2022 in Twitter:

"Democrats' radical green energy policies caused record gas prices. "

By D.L. Davis• September 16, 2022

Joe Biden stated on March 14, 2022 in a speech to the National League of Cities:

“Make no mistake: The current spike in gas prices is largely the fault of Vladimir Putin.”

By Louis Jacobson• March 16, 2022

Eric Hovde stated on March 29, 2012 in a radio ad:

"The failed economic policies" of President Barack Obama, the Democrats and the Federal Reserve "are making gas prices higher while America’s economy is running on fumes."

By James B. Nelson• May 4, 2012

Christi Craddick stated on December 12, 2020 in a tweet:

Says that the oil and gas industry comprises 35% of the Texas economy.

By Brandon Mulder• December 22, 2020

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