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Dick Durbin: “Yesterday, the average price at the gasoline pump in America…”

Featuring: Dick Durbin, Democratic | U.S. Senate Illinois

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As Prices Rise, Durbin Condemns Trump Administration Policies That Hurt American Families

Published | Video Starts at 06:18

It's hard for me to understand it with the classified briefings we've been given, but the fact of the matter is that war is underway and we feel it, we see it at the gas pumps of America. Yesterday, the average price at the gasoline pump in America was about $3.50 a gallon, 60 cents higher than when the President gave his State of the Union address just a few weeks ago. It's even worse for diesel, which saw prices skyrocket by more than a dollar a gallon this month. That means higher cost for farmers who grow food and higher costs for shipping. (06:18–06:30)

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