Pat Toomey

Exclusive – Sen. Bill Cassidy: Fed Nominee’s Climate Policies to Kill Oil and Gas Jobs, Give Russia ‘Leverage’ over the World

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview Thursday that Sarah Bloom Raskin, one of President Joe Biden’s nominees to serve on the Federal Reserve board of governors, has advocated for policies that would eliminate thousands of oil and natural gas jobs in his state and give Russia more “leverage” over the world.

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 11: Republican Senator from Louisiana Bill Cassidy questions Rochelle

Toomey: Biden Tapping Petroleum Reserve Won’t Work, OPEC Will Just Cut Production to Keep Prices High

On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) argued that President Joe Biden tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve won’t work to reduce gas prices because “the swing producers in OPEC can decide to just scale back what they produce to make sure that the prices stay high.” And that “you can’t begin the process of crushing supply and not expect to see a price spike.”

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 30: Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) leaves the Senate chamber during a rec