WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Mark R. Warner issued the following press release:

A new congressional analysis (https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/f732a9b7-3609-4e5f-852a-908408335da9/jec-fact-sheet-on-state-by-state-gas-cost-increases-.pdf) finds that Virginians have already paid $254 million more at the pump as a result of President Trump's war of choice in Iran, part of a broader nationwide increase in gasoline costs totaling an estimated $8.4 billion for American families. The report shows the national average price of gasoline has now risen above $4 a gallon, with fill-up costs reaching $145 for the top-selling pickup truck, $58 for the top-selling SUV, and $52 for the top-selling sedan.

"We've said it countless times: there...