A proposal by Republican lawmakers to increase U.S. crude oil production amid the fast-deteriorating situation in Ukraine that could compromise the security of energy flows was a “misdiagnosis”, according to White House press secretary Jen Psaki. “The way that the president, President Biden , has approached sanctions is we want to take every step to maximize the impact and the consequences on President Putin while minimizing the impact on the American people and the global community,” Psaki told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, as quoted by The Hill. “The Keystone Pipeline was not processing oil through the system. That does not solve any problems. That’s a misdiagnosis or maybe a misdiagnosis of what needs to happen,” Psaki also said. “I would also note that on oil leases, what this actually justifies in President Biden’s view is the fact that we need to reduce our dependence on foreign oil, on oil in […]