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James Talarico: “This crazy new war in Iran has increased the price of both…”

Featuring: James Talarico, Democratic | Texas House of Representatives, District 50

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UNITY OVER DIVISION | James Talarico | Cogdell Law Uncensored

Published | Video Starts at 17:10

And so I've already proposed that we suspend the federal gas tax, which would immediately drop the price of gas by 18 cents a gallon immediately. And then I've also said that we should suspend the federal diesel tax, which, you know, This crazy new war in Iran has increased the price of both gas and diesel. But when you have diesel prices going up, that increases the price of everything, because every good you buy has been shipped by diesel. (17:10–17:16)

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