An export ban on American petroleum products would bring down gas prices here.
For many years there were Carter price caps on domestic oil. This made US oil cheaper than the world price and meant refineries sought-out cheaper US oil. US refineries can almost certainly refine any domestic source of crude oil, and we produce more than we use ourselves.
Republican members of Congress need to decide if they like their jobs and are willing to make the effort to keep them.
Republican members of Congress need to decide if they like their jobs and are willing to make the effort to keep them.The dirty little secret is that GOP members make way more money being the minority party by selling their votes to the highest bidder.
Republican members of Congress need to decide if they like their jobs and are willing to make the effort to keep them.The dirty little secret is that GOP members make way more money being the minority party by selling their votes to the highest bidder.
Carter was the worst POTUS ever until Joey showed up.
We just shut down 2 refineries in California, plus several others across the country have closed in the past 5 years, like the Sinclair refinery in Wyoming. The partial reason for high fuel prices is the lack of refinery capacity. Also our domestic crude oil is mostly light, half of the refineries in the US burn heavier crude oil (mostly imports)