National Republican Congressional Committee Chair Richard Hudson says voters understand why gas prices have risen amid fighting in Iran and is “not worried” about Democrats running on affordability in the same way Republicans did in 2024.
“I’m not worried at all because voters remember that we had $9 gas in some places and we’ve now brought prices down,” Hudson said on the On NOTUS podcast. “It’s a question of, ‘Do you want to continue down this path of recovery, or do we want to go back to artificially inflated gas prices?’”
Hudson said he believes the 2026 House elections will be a contrast of Republican policies under President Trump compared to memories of the Biden administration.