New Report: Coloradans Have Spent Over$1 Billion More On Gas Since Iran War Began

As Iran War continues, the average Colorado family has spent $447 more on gas

WASHINGTON - As President Trump's war with Iran continues to escalate, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper highlighted how Coloradans are paying more at the gas pump. According to a new report by the Joint Economic Committee Minority, Coloradans have collectively spent $1,005,829,767 more on gas since the Iran war began, amounting to $447 more per family.

"As President Trump's war with Iran escalates, so do the costs for working Colorado families," said Hickenlooper. "From farmers struggling to afford diesel to families paying more at the gas pump, this conflict - combined with the president's illegal tariffs and massive health care cuts - has created a cost-of-living emergency. We've voted 11 times to end this illegal war. We'll keep fighting to end it so we can get back to lowering costs and making life more affordable for Coloradans."

Across the board, Coloradans are getting crushed by the ongoing cost-of-living emergency. A June report found that the average Colorado household has spent $3,300+ more on goods and services under President Trump, including:

• Housing Costs: Colorado families have spent $416 more on housing costs such as rent and mortgage payments since President Trump took office.

• Grocery Costs: Americans have paid $310 more for groceries in President Trump's first year than in 2024. Grocery prices are up 4% since Trump took office, per the report.

• Health Care: Monthly Affordable Care Act (ACA) premiums have risen over 50% on average in 2026 compared to last year while deductibles surged to record highs increasing by more than $1,000 on average.

Hickenlooper has been a vocal opponent of the president's illegal war since day one. Hickenlooper has consistently voted to end Trump's highly unpopular and illegal war with Iran. He's called out skyrocketing gas prices and costly impacts on farmers' bottom lines. Hickenlooper has spoken multiple times on the Senate floor condemning Trump for sidestepping Congress and dragging America into a war that's driving Americans' cost-of-living through the roof.

He has also traveled Colorado to meet with workers, ranchers, and farmers getting crushed by the increasing prices fueled by the war. This May, Hickenlooper met with truckers, construction and plumbing small businesses, labor unions, and rideshare drivers to discuss how the President's tariffs, and his reckless war in Iran - and the resulting spike in gas prices - is squeezing workers and cutting into margins for transportation-dependent industries. He heard from a rideshare driver who was struggling to keep food on the table thanks to the increasing prices caused by the war.

A farmer on the Western Slope also told him the spiking costs of fertilizer and extreme drought make him wary of continuing to farm at all.

Hickenlooper is fighting to stop the president's corrupt agenda that has rigged the system for the Epstein class while leaving working families behind. He fought against the president's disastrous budget bill that gutted health care to pay for tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy. He's doing a state-wide tour of local hospitals and clinics to meet with Coloradans and hear how they are grappling with the increasing costs of health care.

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