WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand gaggled with reporters at Byrne Dairy in Mattydale, calling out President Trump for causing the highest gas prices in years with direct impacts on Central New York families and farmers. With the average cost of gas in New York State today at $4.60 per gallon-nearly 50 percent more than it was a year ago-Gillibrand called for an immediate and permanent end to the president's war in Iran, which is directly responsible for raising costs for hardworking New Yorkers.
"Because of this reckless war with Iran, Central New Yorkers are now paying 50 percent more just to get where they need to go," said Senator Gillibrand. "This i...