energy imports to the u.s. as long as we re buying russian oil though, aren t we financing the war? well, jacqui, again, it s only about 10% of what we are importing. i have not made any announcement about any decision on that front. and anyone who is calling for an end to the carve out should be clear that that would raise prices. even house speaker nancy pelosi taking a harder line than the president. i m all for that ban it. on capitol hill, lawmakers taking matters into their own hands. introducing a bill to ban all russian energy import. this is bipartisan. it means it actually has some legs. so nancy pelosi is with us which made me wonder what am i doing? [laughter] she is right. putin brings everyone together. yeah, listen. the white house says such a move would cause prices to spike further and claims there is no immediate fix. the keystone pipeline has never been operational it would take years to have an impact. democrats across the spectrum
to energy and increase domestic production here? well, there are 9,000 approved oil leases the oil companies are not tapping into currently. so i would ask them that question. nothing the administration can do to get those providers back to pre-pandemic levels? you think the oil companies don t have enough money to drill on the places that have been preapproved? i would point that question to them and we can talk about it more tomorrow when you learn more. you think opening the keystone pipeline and having more energy friendly policies might do that? the keystone pipeline has never been operational, it would take years for that to have any impact. i know a number of members of congress have suggested that, but that is a proposed solution that has no relationship or would have no impact on what the problem is. we agree is an issue. during those years where it would take to bring down prices as you are saying, we should just continue to buy russian oil? again, jacqui, i thi
our dependence on foreign oil. all of the restrictions that they have placed on energy exploration and production is something they can stop and lift immediately. and to blame the oil companies is laughable. take a look. just said the crisis is not an hour strategic interest to reduce the supply. we also know the president as recently as yesterday talked about increasing domestic manufacturing to bring down crisis inflated items like good. so why not apply the same logic to energy and increased domestic production here? secretary psaki: there are 9,000 approved oil leases that the oil companies are not tapping into currently, so i would ask them the question. you think that opening the keystone pipeline and having more energy-from the policies might do that? the keystone pipeline has never been operational. it would take years for that to have any impact.
gets accepted as fact, we re just here about the facts. for some, it s like we want the facts, the drag net thing. when i hear this issue of domestic oil production and it having no effect on prices, it irks me. it time for economics 101 when it comes to oil production. people could benefit from just getting this straight. this is what got my goat. take a look. the keystone was not an oil field. it s a pipeline. also the oil is continuing to flow in just through other means. so it actually would have nothing to do with the current supply and balance. the keystone pipeline has never been operational. the keystone pipeline was not operational. the pipeline is not it was partially built. it s not really functioning.
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