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Ask Grassley and Ernst why gas prices jumped
Rich Hillyer
Apr. 18, 2022 6:15 am
Why did the price of gas go up dramatically when President Joe Biden cut the supply of Russian oil, when it's only 1 percent of the total crude oil processed by U.S. refineries, and all the major gas companies posted record profits last year? Perhaps Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst could come up with an explanation. Both of them accepted thousands of dollars from Big Oil (Ernst- $492,494 and Grassley- $420,954). No fake news here, folks. Google it, if you're brave enough, and shame on you for voting for them.
Rich Hillyer
Cedar Rapids
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