 There is nothing we can really do. We're just going to batten down and ride it out. Just as gas prices begin to inch up, the Biden administration is hoping to give drivers a break by selling retailers 42 million gallons from the Northeast Reserve. Senior Energy Advisor Amos Hochstein. Gasoline prices are still higher than the president wants them to be, but he's going to continue to look at different options like what he's doing today to bring those prices down.