Would access to Russian diesel help lower U.S. prices?

What BBN said about it

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHere it is: average U.S. diesel is stuck above six dollars a gallon, and experts are debating whether buying Russian diesel could bring that down.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAbove six dollars. Per gallon.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThat's the number CBS News is leading with, and it's hitting trucking, agriculture and construction, the businesses that move and build everything.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo what actually happened today? Did somebody sign something?

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNot that we have. The story is a question CBS is asking: would access to Russian diesel help?

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIt's not clear yet whether anyone is actually moving on it.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo it's a debate, not a decision.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorRight, an editor's angle. Experts are arguing over whether importing it could offer American consumers relief at the pump.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorGive me the background, like I'm reading this under my desk, because I am.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorDiesel is the fuel for big engines, so it's the trucks, the tractors, the excavators. When it costs more, they pass that along to somebody.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSomebody being me, at the grocery store.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorPossibly. The data doesn't spell out how much of the price lands on your cart, but the cost does start at the truck.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo a six-dollar gallon is hiding in my sandwich.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIn the bread, the lettuce, and the truck that brought the lettuce. It's a very inclusive price.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWho wins if they do import it, and who doesn't? Walk me through both sides.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSupporters would say more supply could ease prices for drivers, farmers and builders.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorCritics would ask whether buying fuel from Russia is the right way to get it.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThat's fair, and CBS says experts are split on it. I don't see either side as silly.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSame. The pump says one thing, the politics say another, and nobody gets to pay in opinions.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWhat should we be tracking going forward?

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWhether any official response follows the debate, and whether that six-dollar average moves at all. Right now, it's not clear.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo the one-sentence version again: diesel is above six dollars, and a debate is open on a Russian fix.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd the only thing stuck harder than the diesel price is my smile about it. It is not going anywhere.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThen at least something in this economy is loyal.