St. Catherine Laboure Roman Catholic Parish (Chino Valley) | Provided Photo
St. Catherine Laboure Roman Catholic Parish (Chino Valley) | Provided Photo
John Speer, a Chino Valley resident and member of the St. Catherine Laboure parish, said the cost of fuel has "been unnaturally inflated during the Biden-Harris administration" and its energy policies.
“The price of diesel has been unnaturally inflated during the Biden-Harris administration and it has become very expensive to visit our children and granddaughter in California,” Speer said. “We fully support the lowering of energy costs. As much as it would help us personally, the impact on our economy is the true driving factor."
"We cannot compete as a nation in a connected world economy without competitive fuel prices," he said. "We can also see how potential foes depend on energy revenues for survival and would choose negotiation over combat if the U.S. had greater leverage over the international energy markets.”
The national average for gas prices is currently $3.39 a gallon, which is 35.9% higher than gas prices in January, 2020.
“From January 2020 to June 2022, gas prices nearly doubled (an 89.5% increase), but since then, they’ve fallen 28.3%” reported Pew Research Center.
While gas prices have fallen in the past year, under the Biden-Harris administration, gas prices reached an all-time high with the national average reaching $5.01 on June 13, 2022.
Across the country, average Americans are impacted daily by the increased gas prices. Higher gas prices affect the way Americans shop, travel, and even the type of vehicles they drive.
An analysis from The New York Times detailed how pessimism and disapproval of the presidential administration increased as gas prices rose, due to the immediate and consistent impact higher gas prices have on the everyday life of Americans.
“When prices go up, we have this feeling of oppression that we can’t do everything we want,” Patrick De Haan, head of Gas Buddy, told the New York Times.
“The most absurd thing that Kamala says at her rallies is that on day one I’m going to tackle the food and housing affordability crisis in this country. Day one for Kamala Harris was three and a half years ago and everything that she has done has made the affordability problem worse,” said Vice Presidential Nominee JD Vance in an interview with Fox News.
Many other everyday costs have steadily increased under Kamala Harris’ watch, impacting the average American household, making it harder for Americans to live comfortably.
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