ICYMI: While Hinson Voted to Continue the War and Fled Washington with No Solutions, Josh Turek Proposed Plan to Tackle Soaring Gas Prices

ICYMI: While Hinson Voted to Continue the War and Fled Washington with No Solutions, Josh Turek Proposed Plan to Tackle Soaring Gas Prices

Josh’s plan to tackle rising fuel prices is proof of what he’ll bring to Washington to fight for Iowans

Des Moines, IA – After voting to continue the Iran War for the seventh time, Ashley Hinson left Washington to take yet another extended vacation instead of working to lower prices for Iowans. In the few days she’s actually worked this session, all Hinson has done is continue to raise costs on Iowans by repeatedly supporting this reckless war and the chaotic tariffs that are making everything more expensive.  

As diesel climbs past $6 at peak harvest and gas continues to climb by the day, Hinson fled Washington until after Election Day without delivering relief for Iowans – probably because her Big Oil donors continue to rake in “sky high profits thanks to wartime crude prices.”  While she does nothing to address the problem she has created, Josh Turek called for a three-pronged approach to immediately lower gas and diesel prices for Iowans. 

Ever since, Iowans in every corner of the state have heard about Josh’s plan to lower fuel prices.

Missed it? See below for some highlights. 

The Gazette: Josh Turek proposes fuel-price relief plan as Iran war becomes flashpoint in Iowa Senate race

• Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Josh Turek on Wednesday proposed tapping additional oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, temporarily halting diesel exports and suspending the federal gasoline tax as rising fuel costs become an increasingly prominent issue in Iowa’s U.S. Senate campaign.
• AAA reported Wednesday that regular gasoline averaged about $4.11 a gallon statewide, compared to $2.91 a year earlier. Diesel reached about $6.12 a gallon — the highest statewide average recorded by AAA and up from about $3.51 a year ago.
• Diesel prices are particularly significant in Iowa as farmers enter the fall harvest. Combines, tractors, trucks and much of the equipment used to move agricultural products rely on diesel.
• Midwest farmers use roughly three gallons of diesel for every acre of corn and soybeans harvested, meaning higher prices could add more than $1,000 to the fuel cost of harvesting a typical 160-acre field, according to reporting by Radio Iowa.
• “Ashley Hinson is failing Iowans,” Turek said in a statement, accusing Hinson of contributing to higher prices through her votes against measures seeking to end U.S. involvement in the Iran conflict.
• Turek also criticized House leaders for beginning the chamber’s pre-election recess earlier than previously scheduled. House Republican leaders canceled Thursday votes, allowing members to leave Washington Wednesday evening and remain away until after the November election.
• “Unlike Ashley Hinson, I will fight for Iowa and Iowans, and as your next U.S. senator, I will do whatever it takes to end this war, lower fuel prices, and bring much-needed relief to the working families just trying to get by,” Turek said.

KGAN: “Josh Turek released a three step plan to address high fuel costs”

• Josh Turek released a three step plan to address high fuel costs. He proposed tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, pause all diesel exports and temporarily suspend the federal gas tax.
• “Ashley Hinson is failing Iowans. She should be in Washington doing whatever she can to lower the skyhigh fuel prices she caused by voting seven times to continue this war. Instead, she’s taking yet another extended vacation, leaving Iowans struggling to fill up their gas tanks and harvest their fields while her Big Oil donors continue to rake in record profits. It’s clear: Ashley Hinson does not care that Iowans are struggling,” said Josh Turek. “Unlike Ashley Hinson, I will fight for Iowa and Iowans, and as your next U.S. Senator, I will do whatever it takes to end this war, lower fuel prices, and bring much-needed relief to the working families just trying to get by.

Iowa Capital Dispatch: “Turek released a plan Wednesday to provide relief for rising fuel costs stemming from the Iran conflict”

• State Rep. Josh Turek, the Democrat running for Iowa’s U.S. Senate seat, released a plan Wednesday to provide relief for rising fuel costs stemming from the Iran conflict and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a major petroleum trade route. His proposals which include pausing diesel exports and temporarily suspending the federal gas tax.
• “Ashley Hinson is failing Iowans,” Turek said in a statement. “She should be in Washington doing whatever she can to lower the skyhigh fuel prices she caused by voting seven times to continue this war. Instead, she’s taking yet another extended vacation, leaving Iowans struggling to fill up their gas tanks and harvest their fields while her Big Oil donors continue to rake in record profits.”

KTIV: “Iowa U.S. senate candidate Josh Turek says he has a plan to ease prices at the pump” 

• Iowa U.S. Senate candidate Josh Turek says he has a plan to ease prices at the pump. 
• The Democrat says Iowa households have already paid an average of 516 dollars more in gas alone since the war with Iran began. And, for farmers facing the harvest, Turek says high diesel prices will cost them thousands more. 
• Turek is calling to tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
• Turek also wants to pause all diesel exports, and he wants to temporarily suspend the federal gas tax, which is 18 cents per gallon. 

KCRG: “Josh Turek released his plan he says will lower the price of gas for Iowans”

• Hinson’s Democratic opponent Josh Turek released his plan he says will lower the price of gas for Iowans if elected.
• It includes pausing all diesel exports, tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and temporarily cutting the federal gas tax.