‘Did You Ever Think You’d Be Paying this Much? – Biden

The president spoke about gas prices during an event at the Port of Baltimore to celebrate the passage of his $1.3 trillion infrastructure bill.

“People are feeling it. They’re feeling it,” Biden said, speaking at length about supply chain disruptions and the higher cost of goods.

Biden defended the higher cost of goods, arguing that thanks to trillions of dollars of government spending that he signed, more Americans had money to spend, adding to demand for goods.

“Everything from a gallon of gas to a loaf of bread costs more,” Biden said. “And it’s worrisome even though wages are going up.”

Biden did not mention his administration’s actions to reduce domestic production of oil, such as suspending gas and oil leases on federal land and closing the Keystone XL pipeline…..