WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Sen. Chuck Schumer issued the following press release:
As Trump's reckless war of choice in Iran reaches its second month, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer revealed a new congressional report showing New Yorkers have paid $265,202,780 more for gasoline compared to prices before the war (https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/f732a9b7-3609-4e5f-852a-908408335da9/jec-fact-sheet-on-state-by-state-gas-cost-increases-.pdf). Though the Trump campaign promised to get the price of gasoline under $2 a gallon (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/04/01/gas-prices-4-changing-life-usa/89401740007/), the average price for a gallon of gas in New York state is currently more than $4 (https://gasprices.aaa.com/?state=NY...