re: What's driving the narrative about the price of oil right now? It's not like gas is $4/gal

Pelosi's claim after job numbers:

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At the same time, the President’s reckless policies are exploding gas prices, wiping out the few meager gains that some families should have received from the GOP tax scam, as wages remain stagnant.

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The truth is that Dem policies care more about raising taxes than they do about the working class:

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Here's why. California has one of the highest gas taxes in the country at about 40 cents a gallon -- roughly 10 cents more than the national average. California also has tougher gas standards than those of the federal government and mandates the use of cleaner gas with fewer emissions.

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