NEW DATA: VIRGINIANS HAVE HAD TO SPEND $1.8 BILLION MORE FOR GAS SINCE START OF THE IRAN WAR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Mark R. Warner issued the following press release:

WASHINGTON -As President Trump declares that the war with Iran has resumed, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) are underscoring new data that shows the extent to which the president's war has driven up gas costs in Virginia and across the country. According to a new congressional report, since the war began on February 28, Virginians have paid a total of $1.8 billion more, or an extra $573 per household, on the gas they need to commute to work, run errands, pick up their kids, and live their daily lives. The cost per household in Virginia is one of the highest in the nation. Additionally, Virginia's average gas price today sits at $3.75 per gall...