Gas Prices in Pennsylvania Continue to Skyrocket Thanks to Trump

Pennsylvania – As the dangerous and costly war continues overseas, gas prices are continuing to skyrocket. In Pennsylvania, the average price of gas has risen to $3.66, up almost 40 cents a gallon in a week’s time. Since the end of February, gas prices in Pennsylvania have increased 18%, a significant jump in less than two weeks. It all adds up to another raid on the checkbooks of Pennsylvanians, thanks to Donald Trump and Pennsylvania Republicans’ continually worsening affordability crisis.

On the campaign trail, Donald Trump promised to “put America first” and lower energy costs, but instead, he is dragging the country into a dangerous and costly war that is sending gas prices through the roof across the country. Meanwhile, Rep. Rob Bresnahan continues to come under fire for questionable stock trading practices, despite previously promising to ban stock trading. Instead of working to relieve his constituents from the burden of high utility bills and gas prices, he has instead continually focused on enriching himself and backing Trump without question. 

Bresnahan and his Pennsylvania Republican colleagues in Congress were already scrambling to do damage control as their energy policies sent utility bills soaring. Now, they’re frantically trying to find excuses for why Trump’s war is leaving their constituents with surging prices at the pump, but don’t buy their spin. 

CBS News: Pennsylvania lawmakers call for investigation into gas price hikes amid war with Iran

Two lawmakers in Pennsylvania are calling for an investigation into the rapid rise of gas prices as the ongoing conflict with Iran is in its second week.

Pennsylvania State Representatives Joe Ciresi (D-Montgomery County) and Jim Haddock (D-Lackawanna and Luzerne counties) released a statement late last week in response to rapidly rising fuel prices throughout the commonwealth, saying that gas stations began raising prices “as soon as the first bomb struck in Iran.”

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: How will the war in Iran affect utility bills?

The uncertainty caused by war with Iran comes at a time when many Americans are already struggling to pay their utility bills. An unusually cold winter in some parts of the country and the projected demand from data center projects have strained the system. Electricity rates increased by 5% nationwide in 2025, and in some states, the increase was much higher. In Pennsylvania, for example, rates rose almost 9%.

All told, Pennsylvanians were paying 46% more last year compared to 2018.

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