Barack Obama has hit back at his energy critics over rising fuel costs amid fears that this year’s rise in oil prices is undermining the economic recovery and his own re-election prospects.
“Anyone who says that we’re somehow suppressing domestic oil production isn’t paying attention,” the US president said in Cushing, Oklahoma, during a four-state sweep through traditional and alternative energy centres.
“We are drilling more. We are producing more. But the fact is, producing more oil at home isn’t enough to bring gas prices down overnight.”
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