Gas prices just keep on going up, up, up, and the average American’s wallet keeps getting thinner, thinner, thinner. Congress is set to return back to session next week, and try to remedy the situation. But is there anything they can really do to lower gas prices, and haven’t we all seen this same movie before?
The Takeaway’s Washington correspondent, Todd Zwillich, looks at the upcoming political debate over gas prices.
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