John Catsimatidis
Posted on 06/08/2022 10:26:00 AM PDT by lightman
New York billionaire and refiner John Catsimatidis warned that rising interest rates could produce ill effects on the U.S. economy.
The White House’s “obsession” against “turning on North American oil spigots” has triggered a significant hike in energy costs and inflation, Catsimatidis told Fox Business on Tuesday. He noted that the Biden administration asked Saudi Arabia and other nations for more crude oil production rather than boosting domestic output.
“We have 100 years’ worth of oil [in the U.S.]. Let [the government] open up the spigots and the price of crude oil will come back down to $55, $60, maybe $65—half,'” said Catsimatidis, the head of the United Refining Company and also the Gristedes Supermarkets retailer.
He added that the Federal Reserve’s choice to hike interest rates amid high inflation and soaring energy costs could trigger a recession. Other high-profile business leaders have issued similar warnings in recent weeks. Federal data for April indicated the inflation rate has risen 8.3 percent, while AAA data suggests the average price for a gallon of regular gas is nearing $5.
“Somebody’s on the path to destruct America, and somebody’s got to say ‘guys, enough is enough,'” he told Fox. “You know what the cost has been to the American people because of the rising gas prices—the cost of the rising food prices—it’s going to go even higher with $120 oil,” Catsimatidis said.
White House officials this week suggested that there is little the administration can do to alleviate high costs at the pump. They’ve primarily cast the blame on the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, along with oil companies.
“You know, this is, in large part, caused by [Russian aggression],” Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo alleged in a recent interview with CNN. “Gas prices have gone up over $1.40 a gallon” since Russian troops moved closer to Ukraine’s border earlier this year, “and the president is asking for Congress and others for potential ideas,” she said.
Republicans have said Biden’s executive orders—including a flurry of rules that were authorized after President Biden took office in January 2021—have driven up the public and private costs of oil drilling in the United States by halting drilling on public lands and canceling the Keystone XL pipeline, which would have brought crude oil from Alberta, Canada, to the interior U.S.
But Raimondo told CNN that the prices will not go down until the conflict ends, again pinning the blame on Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“But again, especially what we need to do is get [Moscow] to end this war. And that is also something that we are working as hard as we can to do. … The President is thinking about this every day and pushing his team and Congress to come up with any idea possible because we’re deeply aware of how this is hurting American families,” Raimondo said.
John Catsimatidis
The Kenyan from Indonesia could have been stopped.
He is not a natural born citizen.
But the GOP had a stable full of ineligibles and wanted the natural born citizen clause neutered a much as the Democrats did.
Cruz, Rubio, Haley, Jindal and George P Bush are why the GOP refused to uphold the Constitution.
The Great Reset.
Looks like Long Island City with the “7” train in the background.
If you want to know who that “somebody” is, answer this question: “Who is the only President in the history of this Republic to remain in DC after their term of office expired?”
yep, liberals are purposely causing the shortage by limiting drilling, refinery, and transportation of oil.
Follow the money; soros, gates, obozo and Pawn Biden.
As long as it is Democrats no loss. Democrats are not Americans.
“The Kenyan from Indonesia could have been stopped.”
Why don’t you get up on current events, Scooter. Obama is now 2 Presidents in the rear view mirror. So unless you have a time machine you can stop.
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Joey “Da Ice Cream Ray Ban” man. He wants to take out America before he punches the clock and is pushing up daisies. Bass Turd.
soetoro is just a puppet, himself.
If you want to know who that “somebody” is, answer this question: “Who is the only President in the history of this Republic to remain in DC after their term of office expired?”
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You are exactly right. His middle name is Hussein.
“Somebody’s on the path to destruct America”?
Gee, no kidding This guy is really on the case...Nothing get by him!
Most American voters forget (if they ever knew) that Biden shut down a new American pipeline construction on Day One of his presidency.
C’mon, Republicans, learn how to fight!
Correct. Most of us saw that on Jan 6.
So, he just now figured this out?
God Bless this man. The oil prices are 100% Barak Biden’s fault.
biden will be up soon to mock and ridicule him- even as the country sinks lower and lower-
No kidding?
Do you suppose it could be the cabal that controls Joe Biden's puppet strings???
He’s on his third term.
Senile Joe is just the meat puppet.
Obama is on tape saying this is what he wanted, someone else to do the public stuff, while he called the policy.
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