year, politicians dust off their three-point plans for $2 gas. president obama that was march 15th mocking challenger newt gingrich. today he wasn t promising $2 gas. he wasn t dusting off a three-point plan. he did unveil a five-point plan to crack down. where speculators artificially manipulate markets by buying oil, creating the shortage and driving oil higher. we can t afford a situation where some speculators can reap millions while millions of american families get the short end of the stick. that s not the way the market should work. keeping them honest. not even his own advisers could say how this would effect prices. telling politico, i m not going to speculate about this provision or any other provision and the specific effects it would have on the price at the pump. the proposed legislation is unlikely to get through the house. president obama is pitching it after spending the last few months arguing this. there is no such thing as a quick fix when it comes
this has been going on for years now, and every time prices start to go up, especially in an election year, politicians dust off their three-point plans for $2 gas. president obama, that was march 15th, mocking challenger newt gingrich. today he wasn t promising $2 a gallon gas. he wasn t dusting off a three-point plan. he did, however, label a five-point plan for cracking down on speculators. we can t afford a situation where speculators artificially manipulate markets by buying up oil, creating the perception of a shortage, and driving prices higher to flip a quick profit. we can t afford a situation where some speculators can reap millions while some american families get the short end of the stick. that s p not the way the market should work. keeping them honest, not even his advisers could say how this would affect gasoline prices. i m not going to speculate about this provision or any other provision on the price of the pump. it won t get through the republica
tanks or their homes? that s about it. jamie: many people only when they have to. thank you, rich. great to see you. you, too. jamie: kelly. kelly: prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men, a shocking new study is casting doubt on the effectiveness of prostate screening when it s found next.
they said it was about the budget, but that was to justify doing stuff that had no fiscal impact. here is how else you know it wasn t about the budget. governor walker s emergency budget repair bill, that s what he called it, found the time in the midst of the emergency to overturn a wisconsin law that says insurance companies have to cover contraception. what is the fiscal impact of that? what does that do to wisconsin s state budget? nothing. he cuts all the money the state spends on family planning services, places that provide access to contraception, cancer screening, prostate screening. the state spends under $2 million annually on those services. but if they stop spending that money, they may put at risk $9 million that they get from the federal government to support that state service. it s easy math. it s not about the budget. in order for scott walker to wage that war on contraception and prostate cancer screening, he is willing to make wisconsin s budget deficit $7 million w
here is how else you know it wasn t about the budget. governor walker s emergency budget repair bill, that s what he called it, found the time in the midst of the emergency to overturn a wisconsin law that says insurance companies have to cover contraception. what is the fiscal impact of that? what does that do to wisconsin s state budget? nothing. he cuts all the money the state spends on family planning services, places that provide access to contraception, cancer screening, prostate screening. the state spends under $2 million annually on those services. but if they stop spending that money, they may put at risk $9 million that they get from the federal government to support that state service. it s easy math. it s not about the budget. in order for scott walker to wage that war on contraception and prostate cancer screening, he is willing to make wisconsin s budget deficit $7 million worse, not better, make it worse. it is not about the budget.