I don’t know if Jack Lew said this also, but I know that Obama’s Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu (he of Solyndra funding fame) said that high gas prices serve a good purpose.
His exact quote:
“Somehow we have to figure out how to boost the price of gasoline to the levels in Europe”
See here:
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/mar/02/high-gas-prices-serve-a-good-purpose/
Lew, Chu....whatever...
All commies douchebags look/sound alike to me.