past 11 days in a row. american families forced to spend an average of $5,000 a year on gas compared to $2800 a year ago. interior secretary deb holland refusing to concede it is too big a burden to bear. americans are still recovering from this terrible pandemic and there are a lot of other world events that are making things difficult for all of us. so it sounds like you are unwilling to say that gas prices are too high. we re doing all we can, senator. dana: grady trimble is following the story from chicago. good morning. good morning. gas prices are expected to keep rising this summer so when interior secretary deb holland wouldn t acknowledge in that hearing that gas prices right now are too high, it certainly raised eyebrows. we re doing all we can, senator, production on federal lands is up. it s a 45% increase from 2020. that s new drilling. that s up. but the production is also up. it s at an all-time high. president biden is allowing drilling on federa
well, i got some news for you. don t go in the water because there has been four jaws movies, not three. 75, 78, 83 and 87. have a great weekend. goodbye everyone. dana: the price of gas is putting a strangle hold on american s wallets. one of the president s top cabinet members is refusing to acknowledge it. bill has time off. i m here with dagen mcdowell. we ll talk about our dogs for the next two hours. i m dagen mcdowell and this is america s newsroom. americans are waking up to another record high for gasoline prices, $4.59 up more than 1.50 from a year ago. dana: we re on an historic streak. the u.s. setting a new record for average gas price for the