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- Lawmakers led by Sen. Chuck Grassley called for a diesel export embargo as prices hit $6.51 per gallon.
- Senate candidate Ashley Hinson backed the embargo, saying Iowans shouldn’t pay for the war in Iran.
- Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Energy Secretary Chris Wright rejected the ban, saying it would not lower prices.
- Fox News poll found 61% call gas prices a major problem and nearly two-thirds blame the White House.