Washington, April 20 -- Congressman Ro Khanna issued the following press release:
Today, Representative Ro Khanna reintroduced the Gasoline Export Ban Act of 2026 to prohibit the exportation of gasoline during periods of high gasoline prices. The export ban begins when the average price for gasoline in the United States has been equal to or higher than $3.12 per gallon for seven consecutive days and would lower costs at the pump for struggling Americans.
This legislation comes as Trump's illegal and immoral war in Iran drives the U.S. average gas price to over $4 per gallon (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/us/politics/trump-gas-prices-high-midterms-republicans.html), a more than $1 increase over the past two months (https://gasprices.a...