During a weekly press conference on Thursday, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is to blame for increasing gas prices. Pelosi indicated also that she would support a measure by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) to ban imports of Russian oil, but said she is opposed to increasing domestic oil production.
In a question to Pelosi, a reporter noted that in Pelosi’s home district, the San Francisco Bay Area, gas prices have exceeded $5 per gallon for the first time in history.
