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Politics● ElevatedSep 22 · Sep 22, 2026, 10:00 AM

Proposed diesel export ban pits GOP senators against each other

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hill · North America

Senate Republicans are clashing over a proposal endorsed by Sen. Chuck Grassley (Iowa) and other farm-state Republicans to embargo the export of diesel to increase supply and lower prices at home, something U.S. leaders last implemented during the 1970s energy crisis. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is open to the idea, but oil-state…

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