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The House voted to halt the U.S. war with Iran as rising gas prices and falling consumer sentiment pressure Americans.
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00:00It's Benzinga, bringing Wall Street to Main Street.
00:02The Republican-led House voted 215 to 208 to halt the U.S. war with Iran,
00:06breaking with Trump on a conflict that is straining American consumers, according to Bloomberg.
00:10Four Republicans joined all Democrats present to pass the resolution.
00:13The vote does not end U.S. military attacks on Iran, as the Senate would still have to pass
00:16the resolution. The conflict has pushed the national average for regular gasoline to $4.26.
00:21Real wages declined in April for the first time since 2023, and consumer sentiment fell to a
00:25record low in May. The Pentagon's acting comptroller put the estimated cost of the
00:28Iran war at $29 billion. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.
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