As gas prices rise, the Biden administration is \u201clooking for someone to blame, and unfortunately they really just need to turn and look at themselves,\u201d Rep. Garret Graves, R-La., says.\n\xa0\nThe Biden administration \u201ctalks about environmental sustainability, [but] they don't think about economic sustainability as well,\u201d Graves says, adding that when it comes to energy policy, President Joe Biden seems to be \u201cgoverning by emotion, not by fact, science, and economics.\u201d\xa0\nGraves, who heads the Energy, Climate, and Conservation task force for the House's GOP caucus, joins \u201cThe Daily Signal Podcast\u201d from the House Republican Issues Conference in Florida to discuss Biden\u2019s mishandling of American energy policy, and what lawmakers can do in the long and short term to lower gas prices and move the country back toward energy independence.\xa0\nWe also cover these stories:\n\nPresident Biden proposes a $5.8 trillion budget for fiscal year 2023.\n\nA federal judge says it\u2019s likely that former President Donald Trump and a legal adviser, John Eastman, committed federal crimes by trying to prevent Congress' certification of the 2020 election.\n\nFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs into law a bill designed to prevent teachers from offering instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity to children in third grade or younger.\n\n\nEnjoy the show!\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.