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John Thune
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Senate Majority Leader (SD)
Sep 15, 2026
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We'll be looking at any proposal that is a viable solution. … [If] that would take pressure off of prices, I'm open to exploring it. [Thune called a federal gas-tax suspension a short-term fix that would leave holes in the Highway Trust Fund, and said the best solution would be reopening the Strait of Hormuz.]

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Diesel Hits a Record $6.51 and Farm-State Republicans Tell Trump to Stop Exporting It — Chuck Grassley Posts That Prices "ARE KILLING FARMERS INCOME," Trump-Backed Senate Nominees in Iowa and Michigan Say the Iran War "Needs to End," John Cornyn Calls a Ban "a Gimmick," and Trump Says "I've Called for It Within My People" →

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