Diesel Prices Shoot Upward as Top Farm-State GOP Senator Begs Trump for Export Embargo

Diesel prices shoot upward as top farm-state GOP senator begs Trump for export embargo

WASHINGTON — Diesel prices hit a record average of $6.51 a gallon Monday, and some in President Donald Trump’s own party are breaking their support for the ongoing war in Iran that has driven fuel prices to staggering levels in the United States and across the globe. Already House Republicans locked in tight races as […]

Top Republicans Tell Trump to Ban U.S. Diesel Exports

“Republican lawmakers are ratcheting up pressure on Donald Trump to ban diesel exports as surging prices squeeze American farmers and truckers just weeks ahead of pivotal midterm elections,” the Financial Times reports. “There was a rising clamour for an intervention on Monday from politicians representing agricultural districts as the price of diesel, the lifeblood of […]

GOP Senator Urges Trump to Place Embargo on Diesel Exports Due to Prices

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), in this file photo. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Big Ag and Big Oil go head-to-head over diesel export ban

Farm state Republicans are pressuring the White House to stop exports amid record-high diesel prices — a policy anathema to the oil industry.

‘Do Your Job’: Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley Torched Online Over $6.57 Diesel Plea

Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley’s call for President Trump to consider a diesel export embargo triggered furious online criticism.