With Virginia diesel at a record for 15 straight days, Rep. John McGuire blamed Biden-era refinery closures, not the Iran war. Congress's own budget office ties the price spike to the war, federal data shows refining capacity was flat when Biden left office, and McGuire has voted against every House resolution to end the war.
Six U.S. officials told The Washington Post that at least 22 service members have died in the Middle East during the Iran war — four more than the Pentagon's public count — and the Pentagon declined to explain the gap. The same week, Hegseth hosted YouTubers Jake and Logan Paul at the Pentagon and put the video online.
On April 16 a war powers resolution failed 213-214. On May 14 the next one deadlocked 212-212, and a tie fails. Either one needed exactly one Republican to switch. Only Thomas Massie, who has no page here, voted yes both times.
Wisconsin diesel hit a record $6.11 and Green Bay gas reached $4.30. Tiffany's answer is repealing a state markup law worth about 50 cents. The thing actually moving the price is a war he has voted five times not to end.
Six roll calls to remove U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran. James voted no on all six, the last on September 15. That week Michigan regular went from $4.31 to $4.89 and diesel set a record. Then he went on the radio to talk about the affordability crisis.
With Michigan gas near $5 in large part because of an Iran war he called a 'win-win-win,' Mike Rogers is calling for a gas tax holiday. As a state senator he voted to raise the gas tax, and he once said suspending it was 'not a foolproof method.'
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Donald Trump launched an unauthorized war with Iran that was supposed to last a few weeks.
Two weeks after promising to work 'every day that's on the calendar,' the Speaker canceled the last two weeks of September — then cut the final Thursday too, the day a vote on impeaching Pete Hegseth could have been forced. An Epstein files petition was left short of the 218 signatures it needs. The House has held a recorded vote on 72 of the year's 259 days, and has enacted 110 laws this Congress.
