
Biden asks FTC to 'immediately' look into whether illegal conduct is pushing up gas prices
CNN
President Joe Biden asked the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday to "immediately" investigate whether illegal activity by oil and gas companies is pushing up gas prices.
In a letter to the FTC commissioner, Biden cites "mounting evidence of anti-consumer behavior by oil and gas companies."
"The bottom line is this: gasoline prices at the pump remain high, even though oil and gas companies' costs are declining," he wrote.

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