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- Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) lost his cool during a debate, reacting angrily to audience laughter over diesel price remarks.
- He blamed Democratic environmental rules for the diesel price jump, sparking loud laughter.
- The U.S. Energy Information Administration said tight global supplies and high crude prices lifted diesel costs.
- Maryland gasoline prices rose about 43% from $2.975 per gallon on Feb. 26 to $4.259 on Oct. 13.