barely over his jet lag and yet by speaking so soon after he landed, is this a clear sign that the white house somehow feels compelled to address the issue of rising gas prices? >> reporter: you'd better believe it. and you'd better believe the president was acting in concert with harry reid and the democrats in the senate. this bill came up to the floor today. it would repeal, not the entire $4 billion a year that the oil industry gets in subsidies but about half that targeting the five largest oil coil. as the president pointed out, as he has time and time again. the price of gas continues to rise, they've enjoyed the record profits. the preds ever president taking to the rose garden them say the key to political communication, can't get the word communication out. a little bit ironic. you should be consistent and you should have clarity and the third thing is, you should be consistent. certainly the president has done that. you remember his energy tour last year. four states, two days, four states. harping on many of the same