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Andy Beshear: “Gas prices have skyrocketed. Now well over $4 a gallon. In…”

Featuring: Andy Beshear, Democratic | Governor of Kentucky

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BREAKING: Gov. Andy Beshear Announces State Of Emergency In Kentucky Over Gas Prices Amid Iran War

Published | Video Starts at 01:04

Tariffs were raising the cost, everything. Now, just four months later, it's even worse. And it's solely because of careless decisions at the federal level. Gas prices have skyrocketed. Now well over $4 a gallon. In Kentucky today, the average is $4.28 a gallon. A year ago, $2.85. Diesel is $5.32. That's $2 more than a year ago. All this is entirely attributable to the Trump administration starting a war without thinking through the costs to the American people. (01:04–01:15)

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