Franchot supports freeze in gas prices

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Never mind that gasoline prices are dropping: Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot is advocating for a gasoline price freeze over holiday weekends.

Franchot told WTOP radio that stamping a ceiling on the cost of gas over a long weekend would give drivers much-needed relief from rising prices at the pump, but it would cost about $2 million per day.

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