Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm urged drivers Tuesday not to rush to the pumps to fill up on gasoline after the shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline constrained supply in some southeastern states.

“There should be no cause for hoarding gasoline,” Granholm said at the White House press briefing. “It’s not that we have a gasoline shortage. We have this supply crunch. Things will be back to normal soon.”

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