January from the previous year. nearly double the pre-pandemic average. but many of those gains have been eroded by rising inflation. the hottest in nearly four decades. pushing up prices for food and energy. today, gas prices reached a seven-year high. the national average now 3.42 a gallon. wednesday, oil hit a seven-year high topping $90 a barrel with unrest between russia and ukraine pleasuring prices. is there any point where the president would consider opening up domestic production in order to mitigate some of this? the inflation and assist our allies in western your honor? we ll continue to look at options that can be done to lower gas prices for the american people. in terms of whether or not there could be more, um, oil drilling, you know, i would point you to oil companies on what available places they have and if they are maximizing that. my understanding is they are not. white house isn t planning anything new, even after opec