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Biden asks FTC to investigate 'illegal conduct' by oil, gas companies as prices surge

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President Biden called for the FTC to probe whether oil and gas companies are engaging in criminal conduct by profiting from artificially high prices at the pump.

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  1. Fox5 Atlanta

    Biden asks FTC to investigate 'illegal conduct' by oil, gas companies as prices surge (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    President Biden called for the FTC to probe whether oil and gas companies are engaging in criminal conduct by profiting from artificially high prices at the pump.

  2. CNN

    'This is a distraction.' Oil industry hits back at Biden's request for FTC investigation (opens CNN)

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    The American Petroleum Institute on Wednesday slammed President Joe Biden's push for a Federal Trade Commission investigation of the oil industry and renewed its call for the federal government to encourage domestic oil and gas production.

  3. KRDO

    Biden asks FTC to 'immediately' look into whether illegal conduct is pushing up gas prices (opens KRDO)

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    By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden asked the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday to “immediately” investigate whether illegal activity by oil and gas companies is pushing up gas prices. In a letter to the FTC commissioner, Biden cites “mounting evidence of anti-consumer behavior by oil and g…

  4. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Biden asks FTC to 'immediately' look into whether illegal conduct is pushing up gas prices - WISH-TV | Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    (CNN) — President Joe Biden asked the Federal Trade Commission […]

  5. NBC4 Washington

    Biden Calls on FTC to Probe Anti-Consumer Behavior by Energy Companies as Gas Prices Soar (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    The Biden Administration is asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate “mounting evidence of anti-consumer behavior” by energy companies as gas prices hover at multi-year highs.

  6. Politico

    Biden asks FTC to investigate oil and gas companies (opens Politico)

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    Citing “potentially illegal conduct,” Biden said pump prices are rising even as industry costs are declining.

  7. Duluth News Tribune

    Citing high gas prices, Biden asks FTC to redouble probe of possible 'illegal conduct' (opens Duluth News Tribune)

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    Citing high gas prices, Biden asks FTC to redouble probe of possible 'illegal conduct'

  8. New York Times

    As Gas Prices Surge, Biden Tells F.T.C. to Investigate ‘Illegal Conduct’ (opens New York Times)

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    President Biden asked the Federal Trade Commission to look into whether big oil companies are fueling a spike in gas prices.

  9. CBS News

    President Biden calls on the Federal Trade Commission to look into whether "illegal conduct" is pushing gas prices up (opens CBS News)

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    The cost of gasoline is up nearly 50% from a year ago, the latest Consumer Price Index showed.

  10. Washington Times

    Biden, under fire for inflation, calls on FTC to probe oil firms for high gas prices (opens Washington Times)

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    President Biden on Wednesday asked the head of the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether oil companies are illegally increasing prices at the pump, as he scrambles to assuage voters’ anger over soaring consumer prices.

  11. Insider

    Biden says gas companies may be guilty of 'illegal conduct' and ripping off Americans to pump up profits (opens Insider)

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    Biden asked the FTC to look into potential "anti-consumer behavior" by oil and gas companies that is "costing families at the pump."

  12. Washington Examiner

    Biden asks for FTC investigation of oil and industry as he struggles with rising gas prices (opens Washington Examiner)

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    President Joe Biden called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate oil and gas companies for high gasoline prices, the latest White House attempt to portray itself as addressing high energy prices without taking measures to increase domestic supply of fossil fuels.

  13. Oil Price

    Biden Calls On FTC To Investigate Oil Companies And High Gas Prices (opens Oil Price)

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    President Joe Biden has asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the possibility of oil companies’ involvement in price trends in retail fuels, alleging illegal conduct on the part of the companies

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