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

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Tim Kaine issued the following press release:

As President Trump declares that the war with Iran has resumed, U.S. Senators 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 (https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/democrats/2026/7/new-americans-have-now-paid-56-4-billion-more-for-gas-since-start-of-iran-war), 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 hou...