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The past two weeks. the average price of a gallon of regular is $3.69. now back to "lockup." ♪ if there's one place to discover the blues, it's in the nation's prisons and jails. incarceration brings not only the lack of freedom but cramped quarters and the ever present threat of violence. but we found one of the most discussed and reviled aspects of prison life is the food. >> this is the jungle. you want to eat, you came to the wrong place. >> we're not [ bleep ] animals. we're not dogs. you feed dogs. you serve us chow.

>> dave: welcome back. gas is now at $3.69 per gallon, the highest ever for this time of year, with the president proposing an increase in taxes, how will this impact americans? joining us now, louisiana congressman steve scalise, good morning to you, congressman. >> good morning, dave. >> dave: we hear a lot about the president's tax proposal and making the wealthy pay their fair share and you say it could impact the price of gas and cost the united states jobs. how so. >> at a time when goose prices have never been higher, this time of year the president is proposing in his budget a $40 bill...

>> clayton: the gas prices the thorn in the side of any president and 3.69 a gallon right now, that's the average, it's $4 out in that neck of the woods where we were talking about the polar bear plunge. the president on the saturday morning address, said there is no silver bullet for actually lowering gas prices and he says the g.o.p. just wants to drill. listen. >> wait for it, it's going to be good. >> alisyn: now, listen. no. >> dave: we were going to build your anticipation, but basically it's quite simple. the president says you cannot drill your way to lower gas prices. and there's trut...

The weekend drive, $3.69 for a gallon of gasoline, the national average, right now. >> alisyn: by the way, much higher in lots of places, through people in california, who wish they were paying, 3.69. and, you know, obviously, pocketbook issues, so many people vote on, what the gas prices will be, come the election day, and, president obama has said that he doesn't believe that the solution is to drill. take a listen to what he said. >> president barack obama: now, some politicians, always see this as a political opportunity. and since it is an election year, they are dusting off their same th...

Because it captures the reality of our everyday lives. my handle is @alexwitt. aaa is reporting the national average fuel price is $3.69, up 11 cents from a year ago. if you look at numbers here, way worse than that. drivers in california saw prices clear the $5.00 mark thursday going up to $5.09. consumers, they're angry, they want to blame someone. joining me now, gulf oil ceo joe petrowski, we're not blaming you but welcoming you on the show. thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me, alex. >> what are you seeing on the ground, joe? are consumers cutting back because of the high pric...