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Edward Markey: “Americans are paying for that war at the pump, which…”

Featuring: Edward Markey, Democratic | U.S. Senate Massachusetts

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Trump's reckless, illegal war with Iran is hitting Americans at the pump. Join us live in Malden.

Published | Video Starts at 00:06

As Trump wages an illegal and reckless war, Americans are paying for that war at the pump, which dramatically increased prices for gasoline. In addition for home heating oil and for natural gas prices. We're paying for it in human life. As American service members die in another war in the Middle East. (00:06–00:16)

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Asserts that the war has led to increased gasoline prices for Americans.

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