During a congressional hearing this week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was subjected to a barrage of rude interruptions and gotcha questions from Rep. The post Secretary Bessent EMBARRASSES Clueless Democrat Congressman Larson: “Are You In Favor Of Eliminating The Gas Tax?!” – “We ASKED CONGRESS To Eliminate The Gas Tax!” appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent spent the past two days testifying before lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Bessent appeared before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday and the House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday. It was the first time he addressed the panels since the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was signed into law in July […]
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was back on Capitol Hill on Thursday to testify before the House Ways and Means Committee on oversight of the Treasury Department. The post Bessent Fact-Checks Idiot Democrat Who Tries to Dunk on Him Over USAID (VIDEO) appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
Sports broadcaster Stephen A. Smith says that California is sending a warning signal to Democrats nationwide. “If people in a blue state like California are entertaining seriously about putting Republicans in charge gubernationally and mayorally, could you imagine what other states in this union are contemplating doing?” Smith said Wednesday on The Stephen A. Smith […]
Oil industry executives have reportedly warned the Trump administration that energy prices are likely to spike even more as reserves hurtle closer to a danger point.Gas prices have already risen sharply as a result of the blockade by both the U.S. and Iran on the trade route through which much of the world's oil travels, the Strait of Hormuz.'I hope they are paying attention to inventories right now. You're hitting tank bottom.'According to a Politico report, four executives confirmed that officials of the U.S. energy industry informed the administration that backup oil reserves are being depleted quickly."We're at dangerously low levels already," said an industry executive who requested anonymity. "We have shared those concerns at the highest levels of government about what's coming in mid-to-late June. ... I hope they are paying attention to inventories right now. You're hitting tank bottom."However, a White House official flatly denied the Politico report."Politico's anonymous sources are wrong," the official said.The report was supported by recent public statements from ExxonMobil, Chevron, and other oil companies about depleted oil backup resources.Gas prices have risen on average by an astounding 42.9%, according to statistics from the Automobile Association of America. A gallon of gas cost just under $3 before the war started, reached as high as $4.50, and has settled recently at $4.26.Exxon's senior vice president, Neil Chapman, said at an investor conference that crude oil prices could hit $150 or $160 a barrel once reserves run out."You can debate whether that's going to hit those really low levels in two weeks or three weeks. Once you get to that point, then you'll see prices shoot up," he said.Another oil executive commented to Politico about Chapman's statement."The administration has already been told that," the executive said. "Don't think that an open strait is going to mean your July 4 gasoline bill isn't going to be higher than what it is today. It's going to be."Others expressed surprise that the oil price shock hadn't hit already.RELATED: Gavin Newsom tries to blame gas companies for high gas prices — and gets NUKED by community note The Trump administration points to policy changes it has made to alleviate oil prices, including a waiver to the Jones Act."President Trump and his energy team anticipated short-term market disruptions, communicated them openly to the American people, and implemented an aggressive plan to mitigate any impacts," reads a statement from Taylor Rogers, a White House spokesperson. "President Trump will never allow Iran to possess a nuclear weapon, and he will continue to advance America's core national security interests."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!
Six Republicans defied House leadership Wednesday by joining Democrats to vote in favor of advancing a bill that includes additional funding for Ukraine. The House voted for […]
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Senate Republicans killed a Democratic attempt to end President Trump’s “Anti-Weaponization Fund” Thursday.The Senate voted 50–49 against sending the spending bill back to the Judiciary Committee in order to attach language ending the fund.Susan Collins of Maine, Jon Husted of Ohio, and Dan Sullivan of Alaska were the only three Republicans to vote with Democrats for codifying the ban.The Trump administration has given mixed signals as to the fate of the $1.776 billion fund after a federal court temporarily struck it down last week. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told a congressional committee Tuesday that the fund was dead, but Trump said otherwise in his interview with the New York Post podcast Pod Force One published on Wednesday.
A House Agriculture Committee hearing erupted Thursday into a sharp clash between Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Rep. Shontel Brown (D-OH), with Rollins sniping that Congress's behavior explains why "the American people don't like Congress" as Brown repeatedly cut off Rollins's attempts to dodge yes-or-no questions.Brown, the committee's vice-ranking member, came loaded with grim numbers. She pressed Rollins on whether she was aware that farm bankruptcies jumped 46 percent in 2025, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation — the second consecutive year of increases. Rollins began to deflect, noting the total number of farms, and Brown cut her off."Reclaiming my time. It's a yes or no," Brown said, pivoting immediately to the next data point: USDA estimates, she said, showed farm income fell roughly $25 billion following the implementation of tariffs, and a Farm Bureau survey finding six in 10 farmers say their financial situation is getting worse. Each time, Rollins tried to answer around the question. Each time, Brown moved on."These are facts, Secretary Rollins," Brown said. "If rising bankruptcies, falling farm income, and worsening financial conditions are a sign of a golden age, I'd hate to see what a downturn looks like."The exchange boiled over when Rollins repeatedly interrupted Brown's questioning and suggested the congresswoman was being uncivil. Brown fired back, telling Rollins she would "be dignified" when Rollins was dignified — because it was her time to speak — and invoked a point of order with the chairman.Rollins didn't back down. "This is why the American people don't like Congress," she said, then offered to have "a genteel conversation."Brown also hammered Rollins over the administration's handling of SNAP, challenging her to explain why she said roughly 4.5 million people had been removed from the food assistance program — driven, Brown argued, by eligibility changes under HR 1, the Republican reconciliation bill signed into law July 4, 2025 — should be considered good news while grocery prices remain high and food insecurity persists."Families and children are not leaving the SNAP program because they're doing better," Brown said."They are," Rollins replied.Brown closed with a broadside. "…Millions of Americans are going hungry, and you're saying it's a success story," she said, adding: "I really, really hope you can get your facts straight before January of next year."The hearing was held before the full House Agriculture Committee.