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Edward Markey: “It's the people pulling up to the pump who are worried about…”

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 08:02

They should have worried about the spike in the price of gasoline. They should have been worried about the impact on the American economy. They didn't worry in this White House. Now It's the people pulling up to the pump who are worried about the impact on their family budgets. That is what is happening all across our country. And Malden and Massachusetts is just part of a national story that is going to continue as long as this war in Iran continues. (08:02–08:09)

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Asserts that rising fuel prices are causing financial concerns for families.

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