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'Thought you hated socialism?' Chuck Grassley's fuel fix backfires spectacularly

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) arrives for a meeting with U.S. senators on the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 28, 2026. REUTERS/Eric Lee

Grassley Wants to Discount the Damage He Helped Enable

The Bill Arrives at the Pump

Reporting links roughly $97 billion in additional fuel costs paid by Americans to the Trump administration’s war against Iran. With diesel averaging a reported $6.51 per gallon on Monday—described as an all-time high—Sen. Chuck Grassley proposed an emergency export embargo, then suggested oil companies…

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