is not politically motivated at all, though republicans say just the opposite, 20 days from election day. he is playing politics with the national security asset that we have that s developed for a time of war that we need the energy. let s bring in katie pavlich and mark penn, former clinton adviser. and chairman of the harris poll. both are fox news contributors. welcome to you both. katie, i m going to start with you. what struck me about the president s gas speech, not the fact that it seemed unrehearsed which was disconcerting, he said we ve been having a rough four or five years. we went back and looked. when he was inaugurated on inauguration day, gas was 2.31 a gallon. significantly higher now. not a rough four or five years, a very rough 21 months. the continued depletion of the strategic petroleum reserve by this president is outrageous and it is a scandal. it is a supply that is supposed to be reserved for the united states, not for ukraine, but for the unite
link between energy insecurity and energy and pros supporter. yes, there are storehouses underground for responsible use for mankind in alaska, texas, new mexico, all over the continental u.s. and, yet, these are choices that the biden administration is making to prohibit that energy independence that we were we were beyond being on the cusp of when trump was president. we actually were net exporters of energy. biden got in there and reversed it all. and you are talking about gas prices and it costs about almost 140 bucks to fuel up my truck. and i know that the jen psakis or however you say her name, of the world are going to say don t drive a big truck then, sarah, because they don t understand that petroleum products are everywhere. every piece of plastic we touch, everything that is transported from here to there, everything
that s food cost if you can t deal with you look at the labor costs going up. i don t know what is in the minds of these politicians other than the fact they absolutely have no idea of economics. if it sounds good on television and the newspapers, do it whether it s good, bad, or indifferent for the economy. steve: you know, restaurants are able in some cases to pay somebody 35, $40 an hour or pay 140 bucks for that case of chicken because they are getting this vast sum of federal money in the form of ppp and other subsidies to stay open. so it s kind of like this year they are going to be great. but what about this year? well, i think in the next nine months we are going to see this continue. but i think as we get toward the end of this year, we are going to start to see real serious problems. already we have lost about 160,000 restaurants in the united states. and i m not talking about hair salons and barbershops and nail salons and places like that where there is a lot of personal
steve: bipartisan brunch right there in tulsa. pete: that s right. brian: by the way that s where folds of honor is located. some the most patriotic people in oklahoma located. steve: president trump putting pressure on conservative members telling them to get a deal done on healthcare or else. will they come to the table? health freedom caucus member warren davidson is going to answer that question. is he coming up next. ainsley: these towels normally go for 140 bucks. this morning they can be yours for $38. our exclusive mega morning deals coming up. brian: plus geraldo will be here. no last name needed. bo dietl on deck maybe the next governor of new york. try to play along. which one is geraldo and which one is bo dietl? but grandma, we use charmin ultra soft
get out 120 years, 140 bucks but they re getting 50 euros. across the lines at atms, lines long as well. people are frustrated. i have to say very orderly throughout all of this we re expecting to hear a national address from the greek leader in a few moments. perhaps we have more clarity of what is next for the country of greece. steve, back to you. ashley on the streets of athens with the latest thank you very much. now to brian. for something totally different no background check, no problem. new york city mayor bill de blasio just passed a law that bans employers from asking about an applicant s criminal history past before making them a job offer. so is it time to give criminals a chance to start fresh? and is this fair to employers? joining us now to debate this is simon zubari a labor and employment attorney and alicea aguilera political director of vocal new york. you re happy about this. absolutely.