• Democratic Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow said that it ‘doesn’t matter’ to her how high gas prices get because she has an electric vehicle
  • ‘On the issue of gas prices [I] went by every gas station [in my electric vehicle] and it didn’t matter how high it was,’ the Michigan senator said during a hearing
  • Added: ‘I’m looking forward to the opportunity for us to move to vehicles that aren’t going to be dependent on the whims of the oil companies’
  • As of Tuesday, the average price per gallon of gas in the U.S. reached a new high of $4.92 – even higher in Stabenow’s home state of Michigan at $5.17
  • United States senators make an annual salary of $174,000 
  • The average cost of an electric vehicle is $56,437, which is approximately $10,000 higher than the industry average

Democratic Senator Debbie Stabenow said that record-high gas prices ‘don’t matter’ to her because she has an electric vehicle as she urged Americans to by eco-friendly vehicles and decrease reliability on greedy oil companies.

Her comments came on the day the average price per gallon of gas in the U.S. reached a new high of $4.92. In Michigan the average sits higher at $5.17 per gallon, according to AAA’s tracker.

‘On the issue of gas prices – after waiting for a long time to have enough chips in this country to finally get my electric vehicle – I got it and drove it from Michigan to here this last weekend and went by every gas station and it didn’t matter how high it was,’ the Michigan senator said.

She added: ‘I’m looking forward to the opportunity for us to move to vehicles that aren’t going to be dependent on the whims of the oil companies and the international markets.’

United States senators make an annual salary of $174,000. Michigan’s average household income is $59,234 between 2016-2020.

The average cost of an electric vehicle, according to Kelley Blue Book, is $56,437, which is approximately $10,000 higher than the industry average including cars that are electric and gas.

Her remarks were met with fury. Republican Repo. Byron Donalds said: DEMs continue to laugh at the struggles of working-class Americans who are suffering due to Biden’s Price Hike. Just look at how happy Debbie Stabenow is when boasting about driving her EV.

‘I can assure you Michiganders aren’t laughing.’