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
american history for gasoline is unprecedented. the average cost of a gallon of regular unleaded $4.59. only a month ago, we were paying 50 cents less. republican lawmakers want answers and action. senators hitting the biden administration at two separate senate hearings. now aaa is projecting that gas prices will hit a national average average of $6 a gallon by the month of august. is this acceptable to you? no, it is not and you can thank the activity of vladimir putin for invading ukraine and pulling us nonsense. with all due respect that s utter nonsense. what are you doing to reverse this administration s policies that are drawing down our own supply of energy in this country that are throttling oil and goss production in the united states of america. what are you doing about it? do you believe gas prices are too high? senator, i completely understand the crunch that so many americans are under right now. i think that americans are still recovering from thi
doing this right? there is a bride and groom running down the aisle in a ball of flames. these are two stunt professionals met on a film set. don t try this at home. i don t think rae and phil would approve. i would guarantee my hair would catch on file. dana: harris faulkner is up next. harris: new territory for gasoline prices. we have now set a new record every single day for 11 straight days. this is more than just an inconvenience. as the average price of diesel for the trucks that bring us everything is also at an all-time high. the white house appears to be out of ideas and out of touch with what the american people are feeling. i m harris faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus . aaa says this time in our