Sheldon Whitehouse: “Time and again the solutions have been there. But politics has kept Congress from taking the necessary actions.”

American consumers are once again getting squeezed at the gas pump as President Trump’s war of choice in Iran sends gas prices soaring and money flowing to his Big Oil donors.

We cracked $4 again per gallon last weekend in gas stations that I drove by, and that’s a big expense, particularly for families that get their income from driving around from job to job in the work van or the work truck.

Climate hushers who ignore this righteous fight should take note,

We're actually somewhat generous about letting [the oil companies] keep half of the excess profits, but we want at least half of it to go back.