Democrats can’t lower gas prices by handing Hormuz to Iran

After the election, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Democrats would work to end the war, while Senator Ruben Gallego proposed using funding decisions to bring it to a close. The article argues that this approach could undermine Democrats’ promise to make life more affordable by pushing energy prices higher.

It links the proposed change in US support to control of the Strait of Hormuz, arguing that yielding influence there to Iran would threaten a key route for energy supplies. The excerpt provides no price estimates or further details of the plan, but says Democrats may have an opportunity to act before the new Congress is sworn in.