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searches. florida has done it. other states can do the age limit. the federal government doesn t have to do everything. i hope this bipartisan effort bares fruit, but let s not get into the idea that it has to be one size fits all. i think allowing the states to do some things the way florida did is martha: the states control the age of when you can drive, when you can drink. there was a time when the states had different ages for that as well. thanks, bill. good to see you. yep. martha: so what the biden administration says about the enormous economic burden on american families as gas prices broken record, right? another day, another new high nor the gallon price of gas in america. the former georgetown law
excluded under title 42 who no longer will be. see you soon. sandra: national average for a gallon of gasoline above $4, as prices have jumped 18% since the beginning of the putin invasion. americans in border states are fleeing high prices and travelling south to mexico for cheaper fuel. but as for drivers taking advantage of the deal, mexico says fuel in those areas is running low, forcing them to suspend the gas subsidy that helped lower cost in the first place. charles payne, let s start out with some stories we hear domestically. a couple cents change in the gallon price of gasoline, it causes them to drive 7, 8 miles further than they normally would to seek out cheaper gas prices. this is inflicting real pain as we are seeing it on the american
of these positives. i think we need to pay more attention to what americans are doing, rather than what they re saying. how much they re shopping, what they re doing in terms of quitting their jobs. big picture, i think americans are saying they hate the economy, but acting like they love it. spending a lot of money. gas prices, a lot of folks filling up today and tomorrow. national price $3.40. those 50 million barrels from the strategic petroleum reserve, that s just about 2.5 days consumption in the u.s. what are forecasters saying about if and when we might see the prices go down? first some context on where we are. this $3.40 a gallon price, that s the highest for thanksgiving since 2012. that s according to a new government report out just now. you can see how that has played out. that s up 62% from the same point last year when many people were staying home because of covid, also 32% higher than the same point in 2019.
give yourself an a-minus? well, the tools we have at our disposal are limited. but i would say, i would give myself a little higher, since i became secretary of energy, i have been doing everything i can to to get long-term solutions. sean: i wish i could grade myself every night. joining me, the author of culture of corruption, michelle malcolm is here. i don t mean to make light of this. i was talking to the people behind the cam remarks one guy said it cost me $35 a day, where it used to cost $15 to $18 a day. the president inherited $1.70 a gallon price. he doesn t blame bush for the low prices he inherited here. he is giving himself an a. based on what criteria do you grade yourself that way? have you an enormous sense of self, for one thing. he s grading on an amazing