“I want to blame the President's war for high gas prices in my state. Last year gas was cheaper. People in my state drive a lot and many have trucks. Now it costs a lot to fill up a truck. That makes driving expensive. It costs more than a plane ticket. People in my state have to pay $81 more for gas each month. That's a lot of money for working families. They could spend that on groceries or baseball tickets instead. People think prices are too high. I want to say it's because of the war.”
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War in Iran Is Impacting New Mexicans
A Democrat blamed the President's war in Iran for high gas prices in his state. He said prices are a dollar more per gallon than last year, and it now costs more to fill up a truck than buy a plane ticket. He claimed the higher prices cost working families $81 more per month that they could have spent on other things, and said people think prices are too high because of the war.