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Buttigieg, biden's transportation secretary, seemingly out of touch with what it takes to own an electric vehicle in this country. listen. >> i'm still astonished that some folks, and i felt this in congress yesterday, some folks seem to really struggle to let go of the status quo. >> sandra: struggle to let go of the status quo, astonished there is not a bigger transition to e.v., put it on the screen. the average cost of electric vehicle in the united states today, senator, we wrote it out, did not round down or not, $66,997 for a new e.v., that's june 2022 and the next stat. when you consid...

>> 61% of the electricity that go into the e.v. is from fossil fuel. so still dependent on the fossil fuels for the e.v. and depend on china for the lithium for the batteries that go into the e.v. and rising food places, a major problem. what can your state do to help bring prices down and are you hearing enough of a plan at the federal level to help the american people with this sky high inflation, governor? >> first on the other point, the grid is going to be coal, natural gas, solar, wind, yes, fossil fuels but not gasoline. again, swicht to electric, might be more demand on natural gas and...

with the support of my family, an unwavering belief in the goodness of america, i declare to you today, as a candidate for president of the united states. >> so just who is rick perry? here's a quick biographical look. he's a republican, and the 47th governor of texas. he's a graduate of texas a&m. perry has signed budgets that reduced the general revenue spending in texas. on education, he introduced the largest teacher incentive pay program in the country and on immigration, governor perry initiated a boots on the ground strategy, it incorporated federal, state and local law enforc...