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The affordability of gasoline remains "the top issue that the president looks at," US President Trump energy adviser Jarrod Agen said at an Axios House event Tuesday

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Trump energy adviser Jarrod Agen stated gasoline affordability is the president's top priority, pointing to global refining capacity constraints and potential relief via the Defense Production Act and infrastructure.

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Refining capacity is the issue we're trying to solve, both domestically and then globally," Agen said. "If you look at refining capacity, Russia, for example, it's down 30, 40% China is not at their capacity." He floated the possibility of relief via the Defense Production Act, which Trump already invoked , and infrastructure projects "to attack the refining issue."

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