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Brian Schatz: “Gas is at $4.53 nationally and $5.64 in Hawaii.”

Featuring: Brian Schatz, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Hawaii

Schatz Condemns Trump's $1 Billion Ballroom Funding Request As Americans Struggle With Rising Costs

Published May 20, 2026 | Video Starts at 03:04

I have met lots of them who are going to vote for it anyway. Why are we spending a billion dollars on a ballroom when Gas is at $4.53 nationally and $5.64 in Hawaii. What possible justification is there for, on the one hand, ending subsidies that helped 22 million Americans to afford health care and then turning around and bankrolling a new building just so Donald Trump can throw fancy parties for his rich friends. (03:04–03:14)

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Asserts current gas prices are $4.53 nationally and $5.64 in Hawaii.

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