60 Days later, Ashley Hinson Still Supporting Iran War Hiking Up Gas and Fertilizer Costs
DES MOINES – Sixty days after the start of the Iran war that is sending gas and fertilizer prices skyrocketing, Ashley Hinson is continuing to vote against curtailing the conflict.
“Ashley Hinson is forcing Iowans to foot the bill for another endless war in the Middle East that no one in Iowa voted for,” said Iowa Democratic Party spokesperson Drew Myers. “In the 60 days since the war was launched, sky-high gas prices are eating into family budgets and rising diesel and fertilizer costs are worsening the ag economy in Iowa. Hinson promised she wouldn’t support a long conflict, yet she is refusing to put Iowans ahead of politics by continuing to back the war.”
NBC News: Gas prices jump to $4.39 per gallon in biggest one-day increase since Iran ceasefire announcement
- The national average gas price rose to a fresh wartime high of $4.39 per gallon in its biggest one-day jump since a ceasefire with Iran was announced on April 7. It was also the biggest one day jump since early March.
- On Thursday, gas prices jumped seven cents to $4.30, but overnight jumped an additional nine cents. Since the war started, the average price of gas has risen more than 47%.
- On Capitol Hill, members of Congress have been calling for a vote on a War Powers Resolution, as the Iran war crosses a 60 day threshold. The 1973 War Powers Resolution requires the president to get authorization from Congress in order to maintain military forces in a conflict for more than 60 days.
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