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Stories / Issue · Sep 26 – Oct 2, 2026

Fuel Prices

14Members · 6 D · 8 R
13Actions · 5 D · 8 R
13States & territories · MA · MI · SD · IA lead
1Bills named

How the conversation moved

Democrat Republican · one dot = one action
Action typeSat261Sun27Mon282Tue292Wed301Thu12Fri25Total
Requested actionDeclarations, investigations, decisions 1
Sent lettersTo agencies, companies, officials 1
StatementsResponses to news 1
CriticizedA policy, decision or person 4
PraisedCredit for a decision or person 2
Visits and eventsTours, town halls, site visits 1
Filed or pushed billsNew, reintroduced or passed 3

Where they stand

Support · 8

  • RRounds SDUrged federal gas and diesel tax suspension
  • RGrassley IAIntroduced bill to extend biodiesel tax credit through 2029
  • RCollins MEApplauded G7 oil and diesel release to lower heating and fuel costs
  • RFry SCIntroduced bill to temporarily suspend federal gas tax
  • DPappas NHIntroduced bill suspending federal fuel taxes to lower pump prices
  • RMcClain MIPraised fuel economy rule reducing vehicle costs by $13 billion over five years
  • RBoebert CORequested pause on diesel exports through January 2027
  • RBarrett MISupports pausing diesel exports to reduce fuel prices

Oppose · 4

  • DNeal MAOpposes Republican economic policies
  • DHernández Rivera PROpposes electricity rate increase, blamed slow reconstruction
  • DMurray WAOpposes Strategic Petroleum Reserve release as insufficient to address high energy costs
  • DKaptur OHOpposed Strategic Petroleum Reserve release timing and refill plan

What each party did · Democrats 5 · Republicans 8

  • 0Requested action1
  • 0Sent letters1
  • 0Statements1
  • 4Criticized0
  • 0Praised2
  • 0Visits and events1
  • 1Filed or pushed bills2

By state

  • MA2
  • MI2
  • SD1
  • IA1
  • ME1
  • GU1
  • PR1
  • SC1

+5 more with fewer actions

Every action

13 actions · 15 releases
  1. Oct 2, 2026
  2. Oct 1, 2026
  3. Sep 30, 2026
  4. Sep 29, 2026
  5. Sep 28, 2026
    • Criticism

      DNeal MA

      Criticized Trump administration for lowering China tariffs and raising fuel prices.

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    • Request

      RBoebert CO

      Called for temporary pause on U.S. diesel exports to help farmers and truckers.

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  6. Sep 26, 2026
    • Statement

      RBarrett MI

      Announced support for pausing diesel exports to reduce transportation costs.

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Summaries, action types, amounts and positions are read from each press release by AI and can be wrong. Joint releases (same day, same action, matching title or amount) count once. How it works