Rep. Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho) said that the Biden administration’s policies are stifling energy production across the nation and are responsible for the high cost of oil and gas. He said it is inaccurate when the White House claims their 9,000 drilling permits show the administration is not to blame for soaring energy prices. “If you’re going to explore for oil or energy, it takes a lot of applications and you have to do the application before you know if there’s any resource there,” Fulcher told NTD’s “Capitol Report.” White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on March 7 that Biden’s energy policies are not preventing new drilling for oil and gas. She said the administration’s short-term goal is to keep up with demand for fossil fuels. “There are 9,000 approved drilling permits that are not being used. So the suggestion that we are not allowing companies to drill is …