Joe Biden News Updates

Government, Business, Fuel

Gas Tax Holiday Would Increase Prices, Hess CEO Says

President Joe Biden’s plan to suspend the federal gasoline tax would only make things worse for U.S. drivers, one industry CEO said ahead of a meeting in Washington between oil executives and administration officials.

June 23, 2022
Government, Business, Fuel

Biden Says Decision on Gas Tax Holiday May Come This Week

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. — President Joe Biden said June 20 that he will decide by the end of the week whether he would support a federal gasoline tax holiday, possibly saving U.S. consumers as much as 18.4 cents a gallon.

June 20, 2022
Government, Business, Fuel

Biden Tells US Oil Refiners Record Profits ā€˜Not Acceptable’

President Joe Biden told U.S. oil refiners that unprecedented profit margins are unacceptable and called for ā€œimmediate actionā€ to improve capacity as the soaring price of gasoline feeds record inflation and fears of a recession.

June 15, 2022
Government, Business, Equipment, Fuel

Biden Will Allow Sale of Higher-Ethanol Gas in Bid to Tame Costs

President Joe Biden plans to allow expanded sales of higher-ethanol gasoline in an effort to lower fuel prices and counter the political blowback from them.

April 12, 2022
Government, Business

At White House, Biden Touts Trucking’s Workforce Program

WASHINGTON — Standing alongside three Class 8 trucks parked outside the White House, President Joe Biden described a federal apprenticeship program designed to accelerate commercial driver license training as a ā€œkey ingredientā€ to boosting recruitment efforts in trucking.

April 4, 2022
Government, Business

Biden Pitches $5.8 Trillion Plan With Record Tax Hike

President Joe Biden’s budget release on March 28 is shaping up as a direct appeal to moderate Democrats, emphasizing deficit reduction and flexibility on social spending as the White House hopes to win support for new legislation before November’s midterm elections.

March 28, 2022
Government, Business, Fuel

Biden’s Oil Demands Collide With Drillers Reining In Output

The war in Ukraine has touched off a feud between the White House and U.S. oil industry as many companies reap record profits from rising prices despite pumping less crude than before the pandemic, leaving American consumers beset by surging gasoline costs.

March 11, 2022
Government, Business, Safety

Biden Promotes Social Infrastructure

At his State of the Union on March 1, President Joe Biden is expected to promote aspects of a nearly $2 trillion social infrastructure budget that dominated Democrats’ agenda last year.

February 24, 2022
Government

Manchin Calls ā€˜Build Back Better’ Plan Dead

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion Build Back Better plan is ā€œdead,ā€ and any talks on reviving key parts of it must start from scratch.

February 1, 2022
Government, Business

Biden Visits Collapsed Bridge, Touts Infrastructure Needs

PITTSBURGH — Arriving just hours after a serious bridge collapse, President Joe Biden stared into the cratered muddy earth where the aging span fell early Jan. 28, striking evidence supporting the $1 trillion infrastructure law he already had planned to tout on his trip here.

January 28, 2022