Eleven Senate Democrats call on Biden admin to come up with a plan for soaring U.S. gas prices

Eleven Senate Democrats recently sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging his administration to take action to lessen the burden of rising gas prices on American drivers.

The letter, which is signed by the likes of Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey of Massachusetts, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, and Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire, among others, encourages the president to explore available options to lower the cost of gas to consumers at the pump.

"According to AAA, the national average price for a gallon of gasoline is the highest it has been since 2014, with an increase of more than $1 per gallon since this time last year. In our home states, high gasoline prices have placed an undue burden on families and small businesses trying to make ends meet, and have proven especially burdensome as our constituents continue to recover from the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic," reads the letter.

Under the Trump administration, the U.S. reached full energy independence, a position that was reversed when Biden assumed office and canceled a number of domestic gas and oil deals that placed the U.S. energy supply back in the hands of foreign entities. One of those entities is OPEC, which, despite Biden's recent plea, has opted to maintain their gradual output increase.