they are democrats or republicans, whether wearing red or blue agree on that point. trace: we talked about this at the top of show show, two months into the war gas prices hit a record today. the remedies the white house has prescribed so far are not working. the average price 4.37. 2.97 a year ago. in california it s over 6 bucks. seven bucks in some places. i want to play this soundbite from mitch mcconnell followed by the president, byron, and get your thoughts. americans are playing $4.40 a gallon. that s up from 2 whole dollars from when president biden put his hand on the bible. my plan is already in motion. i led the world and other countries to join with us to coordinate the largest release of oil from our stockpiles of all the countries in history. 240 million barrels to boost global supply. trace: for context, byron,
about the jobs report that you just highlighted when their money does not go as far at the cash register. first of all, i m sure you know energy prices can affect food and grain prices as well. your point is absolutely right. even though you have a lot of these historic gains, even though our growth has come back faster than our competing economies, you are right, for that person going to the gas pump, or going into the grocery store, they are facing higher they are facing higher prices. those higher prices are due to a global phenomenon of stopping and shutting down the economy, restarting the supply chains and you are right, the fact that it s happening to a family in germany or the u.k. is of little comfort. we have to have a plan and what the president was making clear today was that he has a plan where he is doing everything he can on gas prices, not just
autocrats like putin, i m working with congress to pass landmark investments to help build a clean energy future as well. from tax credits for businesses to produce renewable energy to tax credits for families. i met with the ceos of utility companies. they told me, including southern companies, american electric power and ten others, they confirmed that if we pass the investments i m talking about, we ll immediately lower family s utility bills by as much as $500 a year according to one estimate. that s going to make their homes more secure in terms of heat not getting out and air-conditioning not escaping because they have good insulation. now, what s the congressional republican plan with respect to energy? first of all, their plan is to give oil companies a free pass. for example, right now oil companies are sitting on 9,000 unused leases, oil leases, which
time. small business report came out and the six-month look ahead is the worst in history. worst in history. john: something to look forward to. thanks for kicking us off, appreciate it. interesting times around the white house the next five months. no kidding, and the plan they are pointing to the rick scott plan not adopted by the broader party, shows how much on their heels they have. that s all they have to cling to. john: saying this is the congressional republican plan, which it is not, they may have a difficult time selling what they are trying to sell. larry kudlow, by the way, in the next hour to take on more of this. stick around. see what larry has to say. i promise, it s gonna be good. always is. multi-state 11-day manhunt for the alabama prisoner and deputy who helped him escape.
the washington post has called a lie. senator scott laid it out. the ultra maga plan. it s to raise taxes on working families. lowter income of american workers. i never expected the ultra maga republicans who seem to control the republican party now to have been able to control the republican party. jesse: i want to listen to what dana has to say about ultra maga. first, let s listen to what jen psaki had to say about how this phrase came to be. it s the president s phrase and the president made those comments himself just last week as you know. i think what has struck him is how extreme some of the policies and proposals are that a certain wing of the republican party that is taking up too much of the republican party are for. so to him, adding a little ultra to it gave it a little extra pop.