Washington County News

Mark Landvatter, a West Bend resident and member of the Holy Angels parish, said the country needs Trump administration to address the increasing energy cost issues, as the Biden-Harris administration has not improved the situation. 

“It's no question that I support lowering energy costs, and I think President Trump is the only one to vocalize the need to do that," Landvatter said. "Gas permeates our whole energy infrastructure, and when gas prices go up, the price of everything else goes up as well. This is what has been happening under the Biden-Harris administration, and the Trump administration has made it very clear that it is their intention to increase domestic supply and reduce costs.”

The national average for gas prices is currently $3.39 a gallon, which is 35.9% higher than gas prices in January, 2020. 

“From January 2020 to June 2022, gas prices nearly doubled (an 89.5% increase), but since then, they’ve fallen 28.3%” reported Pew Research Center.

While gas prices have fallen in the past year, under the Biden-Harris administration, gas prices reached an all-time high with the national average reaching $5.01 on June 13, 2022. 

Across the country, average Americans are impacted daily by the increased gas prices. Higher gas prices affect the way Americans shop, travel, and even the type of vehicles they drive. 

An analysis from The New York Times detailed how pessimism and disapproval of the presidential administration increased as gas prices rose, due to the immediate and consistent impact higher gas prices have on the everyday life of Americans.