Rep. Jason Smith Defends Iran War Strategy

Bloomberg's Open Interest pressed House Ways & Means Chair Jason Smith on rising gas prices and the fiscal cost of potential short-term military action related to the Iran conflict. The exchange underscored near-term upside risk to energy prices, increased war spending pressure on the federal budget, and added uncertainty to inflation and consumer cost outlooks.

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Bloomberg's Open Interest pressed House Ways & Means Chair Jason Smith on rising gas prices and the fiscal cost of potential short-term military action related to the Iran conflict. The exchange underscored near-term upside risk to energy prices, increased war spending pressure on the federal budget, and added uncertainty to inflation and consumer cost outlooks.