Congress, campaigns engage in tug-of-war over gas prices as summer travel begins • Nebraska Examiner

Congress, campaigns engage in tug-of-war over gas prices as summer travel begins • Nebraska Examiner

From left, U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, a Democrat from Massachusetts; Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, a Democrat from Rhode Island; Lori Lodes, executive director of Climate Power; and U.S. Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, a Democrat from California, urge big oil companies be held accountable for high gas prices on Thursday, May 23, 2024, outside of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — As Democrats continue to ramp up …