The gas prices blame game

Senator Ashcroft is placing much of the blame for high gas prices on the White House. Specifically, he blames President Clinton for making U.S. oil reserves off limits. He says setting aside so much public land has made America even more dependent on foreign oil. And he thinks Clinton has failed to encouraged domestic oil production with new technologies. He would like to see Missouri included in the ongoing probe into allegations of price gouging in the Midwest.