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Chuck Grassley begs Trump to take 1970s-era emergency action as oil prices skyrocket

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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) urged President Donald Trump Saturday night to take emergency action to combat the soaring cost of diesel fuel across the United States, in what Politico’s Meredith Lee Hill described as “another warning sign for the Iowa Senate race.” “W diesel $6.57 in Iowa why doesn’t Pres Trump put an embargo on diesel exports like presidents in the 70s put embargoes on ag products bc food prices were inflated,” Grassley wrote in a social media post on X, using his characteristically casual writing style. “High diesel prices ARE KILLING FARMERS INCOME.” The average price of a gallon of diesel hit an all-time high in the United States on Saturday, reaching $6.49 — nearly $1 higher than a month ago and up 33 cents from a week earlier, according to AAA . In Iowa, diesel averaged $6.21 a gallon Saturday, having climbed at a similar pace over the past month. As flagged by Lee Hill, Grassley’s plea could be seen as a dire sign for GOP Senate nominee Ashley Hinson, who’s running