Thursday, August 29, 2024

Newsom Tells CA Lawmakers He'll Force Special Session If They Don't Pass His Bill to Increase Gas Prices

  Jennifer Van Laar – RedState

"Side note: While many will say, "California, this is what you voted for," pay attention - this method of addressing "price gouging" is undoubtedly what a President Kamala Harris would use if elected, so it behooves all Americans who want to be able to feed their families to have knowledge of what's going on here."

Nobody price-gouges like my state!

"Grasping for relevance, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is in the midst of a bit of a temper tantrum this week with the legislature - threatening to convene a special session if they don't pass his proposal to further regulate California's oil and gas industry. Industry analysts say that the proposal, which would force refineries to "maintain a minimum fuel reserve to avoid supply shortages," would lead to increased prices for drivers in California, Arizona, and Nevada.

"This asinine proposal is from Newsom's California Energy Commission (CEC), which was formed in 2023 after a Newsom called a special session in 2022 demanding that legislators "do something" to prevent alleged price gouging by Big Oil. Commission members are political appointees, but the staffers are not. And, according to political consultant Rob Stutzman, the CEC's own staffers believe this proposal will make prices higher, not lower." . . .

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