Economy

Coronavirus: Washington State Fishermen Stage ‘Let Us Fish’ Rally

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2 years ago

April 27, 2020

A group of disgruntled fishermen gathered in Washington State on Sunday to protest the Governor’s stay at home order banning recreational fishing among other activities that violate social distancing, KIRO7 reported.

Dozens of boats gathered in Lake Union to protest the order effective until May 4, according to the report.

Washington, you have responded to the call to stay home. That means we should have more good news to share. But know this:

If we relax now, we risk undoing all the progress we’ve made together.

Now more than ever – Stay home. Stay healthy. #WeGotThisWA pic.twitter.com/UjjiqoqVHe

— Governor Jay Inslee (@GovInslee) April 9, 2020

Gov. Jay Inslee is expected to hold a news conference on Monday to provide an update on the State’s response to the virus.

There are currently 13,521 cases of the coronavirus in Washington and 749 people have died statewide from the virus.

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Nation

White House Confirms It Is Looking Into Shutting Down Oil Pipeline Amid Fuel Crisis

Published

1 week ago

November 27, 2021

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The Biden administration confirmed that it is considering shutting down an oil pipeline in Michigan despite the ongoing fuel crisis in the country.

“Revoking the permits for the [Line 5] pipeline that delivers oil from western Canada across Wisconsin, the Great Lakes and Michigan and into Ontario, would please environmentalists who have urged the White House to block fossil fuel infrastructure, but it would aggravate a rift with Canada and could exacerbate a spike in energy prices that Republicans are already using as a political weapon,” Politico Pro reported. “Killing a pipeline while U.S. gasoline prices are the highest in years could be political poison for Biden, who has seen his approval rating crash in recent months.”

Fox News reporter Peter Doocy asked about the report during Monday’s press briefing, asking, “why is the administration now considering shutting down the Line 5 pipeline from Canada to Michigan?”

“So, Peter, that is inaccurate,” Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre claimed. “That is not right. So, any reporting indicating that some decision has been made, again, is not accurate. … So, again, I would — it is inaccurate what you just stated, but —”

“What’s inaccurate?” Doocy asked.

“The reporting about us wanting to shut down the Line 5,” Jean-Pierre said.

“I didn’t say ‘wanting.’ I said, is it being studied right now? Is the administration studying the impact of shutting down the Line 5?”

“Yeah. Yes, we are. We are,” Jean-Pierre admitted.

DOOCY: "Is the administration studying the impact of shutting down the Line 5?"

JEAN-PIERRE: "Yes we are." pic.twitter.com/V5XKhgcmAJ

— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) November 8, 2021

The news comes as gas prices have reached their highest since 2014, when Biden was vice president, and are currently about 50% higher than they were when Biden entered office.