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Jill Tokuda: “It's costing gas to go up. It's costing food to go up.”

Featuring: Jill Tokuda, Democratic | U.S. House Hawaii, 2nd Congressional District

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Rep. Jill Tokuda on the Iran War and Congressional News of the Week

Published | Video Starts at 01:06

This was not the will of the people. This was President Trump and his minions and his cabinet executing this war on Iran that ultimately is costing taxpayers dollars. It is It's costing gas to go up. It's costing food to go up. This is a war on America that it's becoming right now. And this, this latest blockade, we have to recall, remember, a blockade like this takes a lot of resources. (01:06–01:11)

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Asserts that the war on Iran is causing increases in gas and food prices.

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