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Michael Bennet: “Diesel is the highest that has ever been in American history at 650A gallon.”

Featuring: Michael Bennet, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Colorado

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Madam President, I'm sorry to say this to the pages as well. The Trump administration is breaking new records every week. Gas prices are up 42% from the year before. Diesel is the highest that has ever been in American history at 650A gallon. It's never been higher. There are farmers and ranchers all over Colorado who have had to put thousands and thousands and thousands of incremental dollars of extra dollars that they … (06:38–06:45)

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Asserts that diesel prices have reached a historical high of $6.50 per gallon.

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