White House Weighs Fuel-Export Limits as Pump Prices Surge
- Options including waiving anti-smog rules also being discussed
- Climbing energy costs pose political risk to Biden, Democrats
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Top Biden administration officials are weighing limits on exports of fuel as the White House struggles to contain gasoline prices that have topped $5 per gallon.
Discussions around capping gasoline and diesel exports have picked up in recent days, as President Joe Biden intensified his criticism of soaring oil company profits, said people familiar with the matter who asked for anonymity to describe private conversations.