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Records, the expensive committee review, policy and analysis, emails, statements made by the administration and they are basically arguing that the administration is doing sort of all it can to prevent us from doing exploration that would lead to the decline of our gas prices. susan, what say you? >> well, first of all i think politically it makes me smile. i mean, the notion that any administration would sit around and think, here is a really good idea, martha, let's get those gas prices up because that will help us in an election. i just find that laughable, and more to the point substantive...

Honest can avoid acknowledging that sometimes, at least, we kid ourselves into believing that gas is really cheaper than its overall cost to us. and that means we have to develop more, and conserve more. martha: the heart of the matter is this. >> susan. martha: lars you can address this. in terms of our own natural resources in this country the things that haven't been tapped into, the possibility of drilling off of our own shores and a lot of team have been much in favor of a comprehensive approach that they don't feel this administration is tapping into that could have a quick impact on som...

Oil drilling. he's against those things because he wants prices to go up. it's the only way you're going to force people to useless. but i don't believe in making americans do that. i believe in america pursuing all of its natural resources, you tell me, susan, that you think this administration is in favor of using our coal or using our oil or building nukes the way the chinese are. martha: a couple of seconds, susan. >> i think this administration is in favor of a balanced energy policy, which earns it critics on both sides but probably proves that most americans agree witness. martha: thank...

Martha: a thousand people. and we have 500 some in this recent tornado. incredible to look back. lawmakers today on capitol hill are taking a look at what is causing gas prices to skyrocket. you heard jim angle report at the top of the hour about a house report that outlined a pattern of evidence they are calling it that indicated the administration's energy policies in the opinion of that report may be intentionally causing this pain at the pump to encourage people to buy smaller cars and turn to green energy projects. here is a closer look at that evidence. syndicated radio host lar larsen a...