WASHINGTON – As President Trump declares that the war with Iran has resumed, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) are underscoring new data that shows the extent to which the president’s war has driven up gas costs in Virginia and across the country. According to a new congressional report, since the war began on February 28, Virginians have paid a total of $1.8 billion more, or an extra $573 per household, on the gas they need to commute to work, run errands, pick up their kids, and live their daily lives. The cost per household in Virginia is one of the highest in the nation. Additionally, Virginia’s average gas price today sits at $3.75 per gallon, which is about 22 percent higher than it was before the president’s war of choice.
“Because of the president’s war of choice, Virginians are facing higher gas, utility, and grocery costs,” said the senators. “Instead of ending this war and finally easing the burden that he has placed on American families, Trump is calling off the ceasefire, trading airstrikes with Iran, and blockading the Strait of Hormuz.”
Nationally, Americans have paid a total of $56.4 billion more, or $477 more per household, on gas. Today’s national average gas price sits at $3.86 per gallon, which is about 30 percent higher than before the start of the war.
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