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J. D. Vance: “I feel quite confident after we've taken care of business in…”

Featuring: J. D. Vance, Republican | Vice President of the United States | National

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Vice President JD Vance Briefs Members of the Media, May 19, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 42:55

We're taking a number of steps to try to push back against it and try to ensure that Americans are. Are paying as little at the pump as possible. But I feel quite confident after we've taken care of business in the Middle east, those [gas] prices are going to come down. And there have been a lot of prices, as you know, a lot of prices from rent to housing, where we still got a lot of work to do. (42:55–43:00)

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Asserts confidence that gas prices will decrease after resolving Middle East issues.

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