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.
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 ↗
John Thune Senate Majority Leader
Doug Burgum Interior Secretary
Donald Trump President
How it unfolded 1 development · click the chart to see its coverage articlesposts
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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…”
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first by MarketWatch, 8d ago · also Quartz, Washington Examiner
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- Republican senator is urging Trump to ban diesel exports as fuel prices soar Quartz · 2d ago
- Rural Republicans press Trump for relief as diesel prices surge Washington Examiner · 1d ago
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2 outlets first by Washington Examiner, 8d ago · also ZeroHedge · read ↗
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US Senate majority leader John Thune says h is "open to considering" an export ban on diesel.
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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
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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.
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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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first by Financial Times, 2d ago · also FT, Sydney Morning Herald
3 more headlines
- Top Republicans tell Trump to ban US diesel exports ahead of midterms FT · 2d ago
- ‘Stop the bleeding’? A Trump move to stop the diesel spike could hurt all of us Sydney Morning Herald · 2d ago
- ‘Stop the bleeding’: top Republicans tell Donald Trump to ban US diesel exports ahead of midterms Financial Times · 1d ago
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first by Guardian Environment, 2d ago · also Guardian
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What people are saying 7 voices from 3 sites · best of 10 · verbatim
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Republicans, and "centrists", want ro keep their freedom of insider training. Exactly.
- Sep 22
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They'll never do it because it'll ruin corporate profits. Fuel companies are making an absolutely killing selling american oil products abroad, aint no way they're gonna let their puppets in congress pass trade restrictions.
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BREAKING: "Top Republicans tell Trump to ban US diesel exports," per FT
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Top Republicans Tell Trump to Ban U.S. Diesel Exports https:// politicalwire.com/2026/09/21/t op-republicans-tell-trump-to-ban-u-s-diesel-exports/?ap=m
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BREAKING: U.S. Republican lawmakers are reportedly exploring a diesel export ban, per the Hill
- Sep 16
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🚨🇺🇸 Diesel just crossed $6 a gallon, and John Thune said Republicans are willing to look at blocking U.S. exports to ease the pain before November. America ships more diesel than anyone. Russia used to be next, then Ukrainian strikes on its plants forced Moscow to keep most of
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NEWS: US Senate majority leader John Thune has said he is "open to considering" an export ban on diesel, per Bloomberg