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By Niels Lesniewski, Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
As the Iran war continues to roil global oil markets, rising gas prices across the country offer a real-life example of how foreign policy can actually matter at the ballot box, and politicians seem to be aware of that.
Democratic Reps. Eugene Vindman of Virginia and Don Davis of North Carolina introduced a bill Tuesday to provide for a diesel fuel tax holiday, joining the ranks of members in both parties pushing various efforts to try to ease the pain at the pump.
“The Diesel Prices Relief Act would suspend the federal diesel tax through the end of the year, putting money back into the pockets of the hardworking people who grow our food, move our goods, and keep America running,” Davis, whose seat became more Republican in redistricting last year, said in a statement.
