BURCHETT BLASTS BIG OIL: “IT’S PURE GREED” AS DIESEL PRICES SOAR
On Monday, March 9th, Republican Rep. Tim Burchett expressed strong frustration with the recent surge in fuel prices after filling up his diesel vehicle, noting that he chose to handle the task himself because he anticipated the high cost. He described the situation as ridiculous and labeled rising gas and diesel prices as an “outright scam” driven by greed from oil companies.
Burchett argued that the U.S. imports no oil from Iran, yet prices are spiking due to events there, even though the fuel currently in vehicles and at stations was purchased and refined weeks earlier at lower rates. He criticized how gasoline and diesel prices rise quickly like a rocket but fall slowly “with a parachute,” rarely returning to previous affordable levels.
To break free from what he sees as exploitation by big oil, he advocated exploring alternatives such as converting coal to oil (as done during World War II) or developing hydrogen fuel cells. Overall, he conveyed widespread exhaustion with these practices, calling them pure greed and emphasizing that Americans are tired of being gouged at the pump.
This statement aligns with reports of sharp increases in U.S. fuel costs around early March 2026, amid geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.
