yesterday, was the idea that there are magic solutions, that you can put forward a proposal to cut the price at the pump in half, you know, on a piece of paper with a couple of magic bean, it s just not realistic. reporter: last year, amid another price spike, the administration announced the creation of an oil and gas price fraud working group. we ve heard little from it since its creation. republicans continue their criticism of the president s energy strategy. senator john cornyn of texas said in a statement that an all of the above energy strategy starts with signing off on the keystone xl pipeline and the tens of thousands of american jobs that come with it, which the president could do with a simple stroke of a pen. instead, the administration has rejected its immediate construction, calling the advance decision deadline rushed and arbitrary. jenna. jenna: we ll watch for the president s statement today. rich, thank you. jon: got a gps? it can obviously help you get from point
gasoline at $2.50 a gallon. you like $2.50 gasoline per gallon, and you like being free of the saudis, you have a candidate. there are no magic solutions to rising oil prices and the pain that americans feel at the pump. so how much will gas prices fuel the outcome of the 2012 election? our policy reporter annie joins us. thank you for being here. thank you for having me, greta. the prices always other prize ruiz in the spring but is this faster than normally some. absolutely. right now we would be in a seasonal low point for gas prices but they are already very, very high given it s only february. they are expected to keep on climbing through the summer as more people are driving cars, more transport, and gas demands go up in the summer so prices
that brings us to president obama. you believe that he wants to see more expensive gas, you have said? of course, he does. his policy has been outrageously anti-american energy. the high price of gasoline is a direct result of obama. he said outrageously? he loves his adverbs. there are no magic solutions to rising oil prices and the pain that americans feel at the pump. this is a the fact is that the president is very aware of the impact that the global price of oil has on families, and this is not something that this administration discovered or rediscovers every spring as some politicians do. a rise in the price of oil globally often results in, you knows, magic solutions being put forward by politicians who may or may not know what their talking about.
gasoline at $2.50 a gallon. you like $2.50 gasoline per gallon, and you like being free of the saudis, you have a candidate. there are no magic solutions to rising oil prices and the pain that americans feel at the pump. so how much will gas prices fuel the outcome of the 2012 election? our policy reporter annie joins us. thank you for being here. thank you for having me, greta. the prices always other prize ruiz in the spring but is this faster than normally some. absolutely. right now we would be in a seasonal low point for gas prices but they are already very, very high given it s only february. they are expected to keep on climbing through the summer as more people are driving cars, more transport, and gas demands go up in the summer so prices
is a way to acknowledge the obvious, that voters are upset about high gas prices. the president will layout details of what congress can do to avoid this regular cycle of spikes in gas prices. white house president obama secretary jay carney suggested yesterday that the president is motivated by long-term policy while others are motivated by politics. there are no magic solutions to rising oil prices, and the pain that americans people at the pump. the fact is, is that the president is very aware of the impact that the global price of oil has on families, and this is not something that this administration discovered, or rediscovers every spring as some politicians do. reporter: carney said oil and gas production has increased in every year since president obama has been in office, and they plan to make that point tomorrow, jon.