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Search results for "77 percent blame Trump for gas prices"

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Senate Democrats stated on May 23, 2018 in a tweet:
"El precio de combustible ha aumentado un 25% este año" / "The price of gas has increased 25% this year."
By Louis Jacobson• May 23, 2018
Bobby Scott stated on January 09, 2015 in a news release.:
President Barack Obama’s policies "have resulted in gas prices being reduced from $3.07 per gallon when he was sworn in in 2009 to $2.30 today."
By Sean Gorman• January 18, 2015
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on April 20, 2012 in a news release.:
Gas prices have gone up 99 percent since Obama became president, "the highest gas price increase since Carter."
By Alex Kuffner• April 29, 2012
Johnny Isakson stated on March 11, 2011 in a Twitter post:
"Since President Obama took office, gas prices have gone up 67 percent."
By Eric Stirgus• March 23, 2011
Facebook posts stated on March 07, 2022 in a Facebook post:
"Gas is high because they shut down production in the U.S.” under the Biden administration.
By Jeff Cercone• March 9, 2022
Scott Surovell stated on February 04, 2015 in a floor speech.:
"When did the decline of coal start? It started when natural gas took off … that started to begin in (President George W.) Bush’s administration."
By Sean Gorman• February 23, 2015
Mitt Romney stated on August 30, 2012 in his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa:
Under the "Obama economy ... utility bills are higher."
By Louis Jacobson• August 31, 2012
Facebook posts stated on March 10, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Diesel prices jumped from $1.69 to $3.19 since Biden took office, and the president is to blame.
By Eric Litke• March 17, 2021
Michael Williams stated on April 26, 2011 in a tweet.:
"Gas prices have gone up $2 since Obama took office."
By W. Gardner Selby• May 22, 2011
John McCain stated on July 21, 2008 in a TV ad:
"Who can you thank for rising prices at the pump? O-ba-ma! O-ba-ma!"
By Alexander Lane• July 21, 2008
Jack Kingston stated on April 12, 2012 in :
Under President Barack Obama’s watch, "oil production on federal lands has decreased 14 percent over the past year."
By Willoughby Mariano• April 24, 2012
Facebook posts stated on June 03, 2022 in Facebook posts:
A BP oil executive named Brice Cromwell blamed the Biden administration for high gas prices.
By Gabrielle Settles• June 7, 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
Kirsten Gillibrand stated on March 27, 2017 in an interview in the Press-Republican newspaper in Plattsburgh:
The Keystone XL pipeline "doesn’t even have any oil for America."
By Dan Clark• April 16, 2017
Wisconsin Corn Growers Association stated on May 27, 2011 in a radio ad:
"Without ethanol, gas prices would be at least 15% higher. With gas at four bucks, that means you’re saving 12 bucks on a 20 gallon fill up."
By James B. Nelson• May 29, 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
Billboard stated on July 23, 2012 in a billboard:
The price of gasoline was at $1.85 a gallon when President Barack Obama took office and has since nearly doubled because of his policies
By James B. Nelson• August 24, 2012
Joni Ernst stated on March 19, 2022 in an email newsletter:
“Gas prices have been going up since the president’s first day in office, starting with his move to shut down the Keystone XL pipeline.”
By Eleanor Hildebrandt• March 30, 2022
George Allen stated on February 06, 2012 in an interview.:
The cost of a gas tank fill-up has risen $30 since Barack Obama became president.  
By Sean Gorman• February 20, 2012
Viral image stated on June 14, 2022 in a Facebook post:
A Big Boy restaurant sign said Donald Trump "was right" when he "predicted if Biden was elected, you'd see $5, $6 and $7 gas."
By Bill McCarthy• June 16, 2022

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Gasoline price blame game: 2012 edition

By Molly Moorhead• March 22, 2012

Ad Watch: American Energy Alliance blames Obama for gas prices

By Warren Fiske, Sean Gorman• April 16, 2012

Fact-checking claims in President Joe Biden’s visit to Iowa

By Meg Doster, Eleanor Hildebrandt, Caleb McCullough, Lyle Muller• April 13, 2022

Are gas prices going up? And is it Joe Biden’s fault?

By Louis Jacobson• March 2, 2021

No shortage of energy claims -- true and otherwise

By Molly Moorhead• April 4, 2012

No shortage of energy claims -- true or otherwise

By Molly Moorhead• April 3, 2012

No shortage of energy claims -- true and otherwise

By Molly Moorhead• April 3, 2012

Ron Paul’s claim on gas prices touches off fire

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• February 24, 2012

Ad Watch: Obama lauds his energy record

By Nancy Madsen• April 19, 2012

No shortage of energy claims -- true and otherwise

By Molly Moorhead• April 12, 2012

Who to blame for the price at the pump? Tough to say

By Molly Moorhead• April 29, 2012

Who to blame for the price at the pump? Tough to say

By Molly Moorhead• April 30, 2012

PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for April 2022

By D.L. Davis, Madeline Heim, Laura Schulte• May 4, 2022

Mailbag, the sequel

By Ciara O'Rourke, W. Gardner Selby• June 24, 2011

No easy answers on reducing U.S. gas prices, despite political ads’ claims

By Tom Kertscher• June 15, 2022

Mailbag: Gas prices, the war in Ukraine, and more

By Jon Greenberg• March 21, 2022

Mailbag: You are 'sometimes difficult to defend'

By Louis Jacobson• May 10, 2012

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