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Georgia Senate candidate Collins pressed on soaring diesel prices

Original: "Diesel is at $6.50 a gallon, that’s about $2.80 higher than just a year ago. # Georgia Republican Senate candidate Mike

Diesel is running at $6.50 a gallon in the US, roughly $2.80 more than a year ago, and the cost is becoming a campaign issue in Georgia. Republican Senate candidate Mike Collins, challenging Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff, was asked about affordability after two years of full Republican control of government, putting his party's record on living costs in the spotlight.

Why now: Rising diesel and fuel costs are being used to challenge the governing party's economic record ahead of the Georgia Senate race.

Mike CollinsJon OssoffGeorgiaRepublican Party

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• "Diesel is at $6.50 a gallon, that’s about $2.80 higher than just a year ago. # Georgia Republican Senate candidate Mike Collins, who is up against Democratic Senator and rising star Jon Ossoff, was asked about # affordability after two years of full # GOP control. Collins… · ZhiZhu@newsie.social · 5

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