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Thune open to diesel export ban as prices hit $6.26/gallon

Senate Majority Leader considers restricting exports to address record fuel costs driven by Middle East and Ukraine conflicts.

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What to know

  • Diesel prices hit $6.26 per gallon nationally as of Sept. 15, with supply constrained by conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine.
  • Senate Majority Leader Thune is open to a diesel export ban; Interior Secretary Burgum says it won't help lower prices.
  • Republicans and the Trump administration are seeking solutions ahead of November midterm elections.
  • Thune prefers reopening the Strait of Hormuz as a longer-term fix over suspending the federal fuel tax.

“If that would take pressure off of prices, you know, I'm open to exploring it.”

John Thune, Senate Majority Leader · Washington Examiner ↗

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Thune open to diesel export ban as prices hit $6.26/gallon
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    “We'll be looking at any proposal that is a viable solution, but I do think if we have the supply in this country and we're exporting it right now, that might be one way of getting at it…”
    — John Thune
    1. 3 outlets Top Senate Republican floats a diesel export ban as prices soar. It might not work.

      first by MarketWatch, 8d ago · also Quartz, Washington Examiner

      2 more headlines

    2. 2 outlets first by Washington Examiner, 8d ago · also ZeroHedge · read ↗

    1 more claim →

    • US Senate majority leader John Thune says h is "open to considering" an export ban on diesel.

      @JavierBlasX8d ago868▲view on X ↗
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      https://www. europesays.com/us/1068949/ Senate Majority Leader John Thune Floats a Diesel Export Ban as Prices Hit $6.31 a Gallon. Trump Team Not Convinced It Would Work # diesel

      us@pubeurope.comMastodon6d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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  2. background

    Burgum rules out export ban as price solution — Interior Secretary Doug Burgum told reporters at a G20 energy meeting in Houston that a ban on oil or fuel exports would not lower prices for consumers.

  3. background

    Diesel prices hit record $6 per gallon — For the first time ever, diesel prices reached $6 per gallon, driven by supply constraints from conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine.

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  1. 3 outlets Top Republicans tell Donald Trump to ban US diesel exports ahead of midterms

    first by Financial Times, 2d ago · also FT, Sydney Morning Herald

    3 more headlines
  2. 2 outlets Key ally urges Trump to back US farmers amid anger over rising prices

    first by Guardian Environment, 2d ago · also Guardian

and 3 smaller pieces

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