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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Dharna Noor

Democrat Ro Khanna to introduce bill to stop US gasoline exports amid Iran war

an oil refinery
An oil refinery in Wilmington, California. Photograph: Étienne Laurent/AFP via Getty Images

Amid historic jumps in gas prices triggered by the US-Israeli war on Iran, the California congressman Ro Khanna is to introduce legislation on Tuesday that would ban the export of gasoline during price spikes.

“The country is crying out for a new energy policy,” said Khanna in an interview with the Guardian, “that doesn’t have us subject to the whims of the profits of big oil companies.”

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