YOUNGSTOWN — A group called Americans for Prosperity is partnering with a Lowellville gas station today to offer a pre-inflation price of $2.38 per gallon. Later, 500 chicken wings will be given away.

The conservative advocacy group says it’s highlighting the “True Cost of Washington” at the two Youngstown area events, and the policies contributing to high prices that are hurting working-class families across the Buckeye State and nationwide.

The gas price rollback begins at 2 p.m. at the Morgan Oil gas station, 6969 Center Road. Joining Americans for Prosperity Ohio State Director Donovan O’Neil there will be U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Marietta.

The local contact is Pastor Derrick Anderson, grassroots engagement director, of Jerusalem Baptist Church of Youngstown, according to a news release.

The AFP-OH gas station takeover will lower the price of gas to $2.38 a gallon — the January 2021 average price of unleaded gasoline, organizers said. Gasoline discounts are given on a first-come, first-served basis.

At 5 p.m., the group will provide 10 free wings for each of the first 50 attendees at Royal Oaks, 924 Oak St., Youngstown.

According to the group, AFP’s The True Cost of Washington campaign will educate Americans in nine states, including Ohio, about the truth behind rising costs while offering solutions to make everyday life more affordable. AFP states in its news release that Americans across the country can expect to spend an extra $5,200 to maintain the same standard of living as last year, and an extra $1,433 for gasoline.

A poll recently conducted by Public Opinion Strategies for AFP found that 75 percent of Americans reported that the increase in costs has impacted their consumer behavior over the past year. Most individuals surveyed agreed that government policies and regulations have caused price increases. Sixty-one percent of those surveyed blamed President Joe Biden for this increase, the news release states.

AFP’s solutions to combat these rising prices garnered support, it stated, with 88 percent of respondents agreeing the government should make it easier to produce energy domestically and 82 percent agreeing with getting government spending under control by tackling the federal debt and reducing federal budget deficits.

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