BALDERSON- GAS GOUGING
PRICES AT THE PUMP HAVE CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF REPUBLICAN U-S REPRESENTATIVE TROY BALDERSON.
IN A POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA, THE CONGRESSMAN SAYS IN PART QUOTE: "I AM AWARE OF TROUBLING REPORTS OF PRICE GOUGING AT GAS STATIONS IN AREAS HARDEST HIT BY RECENT STORMS AND FLOODING." HE GOES ON TO SAY THAT HIS OFFICE IS LOOKING INTO THE COMPLAINTS AND QUOTE: "...TAKING ADVANTAGE OF PEOPLE IN AN EMERGENCY LIKE THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. AS OUR COMMUNITIES WORK TO RECOVER, WE WILL HOLD THOSE RESPONSIBLE ACCOUNTABLE AND ENSURE NO ONE IS EXPLOITED." END QUOTE.