Top economists project 100% certainty of a recession next year. Despite this, the White House still denies a coming recession, pointing to increased jobs and lower unemployment. American free-market policy analyst Phil Kerpen said of the impending recession, “I think it’s unlikely that it can be avoided. The question is how deep and how long it will be.” Meanwhile Biden has released 15 million barrels of oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve to help lower gas prices. Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio responded, “Our reserves do not exist to win midterms….”