Debate on fuel price hikes filtering into Kansas campaigns for US Senate, governor
TOPEKA — Vice President JD Vance blamed "tinpot dictators" in the Middle East, former President Joe Biden and other Democrats for surging gasoline and diesel prices in Kansas. Vance didn't attribute higher U.S. fuel prices on President Donald Trump or Republicans controlling Congress during his Tuesday speech in Topeka designed to bolster the campaign of Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, who finds himself in a tight race with Democrat Adam Hamilton. Vance pointed to loss of 20% of California's refining capacity while Biden was president and Democrats' proposals for the Green New Deal emphasizing greater reliance on renewable energy, including wind and solar, and less dependence on fossil fuels like oil and coal. "They talk about affordability, but they are the ones supporting the green new scam," Vance told the crowd in Topeka. "The Biden administration shut down 20% of America's…
