Granholm: We’ll Do ‘What We Can’ on Gas Prices, We Have SPR, Telling Companies to Lower Price as Tools

On Thursday’s broadcast of ABC’s “The View,” Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm stated that “we’re going to be doing what we can” to address the uptick in gas prices and said that the tools to do so are releasing from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and calling on gas companies to lower prices and boost supply.

Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin asked, “[G]as prices, they’re somewhat on the rise, but they did go down significantly, we’re seeing them rise a bit. Former White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain had encouraged the president to focus on pocketbook issues to voters. What is the administration doing to lower those prices, and should we be worried about the conflict in the Middle East contributing?”

Granholm answered, “Yeah, we should, and

Continue reading