Claim: Every time the price of gasoline rises 1 cent, "it's a billion dollars out of our economy that goes to Saudi Arabia."
Fact-check: Wisconsin GOP Senate candidate Tommy Thompson says every penny increase at the pump sends $1 billion from U.S. to Saudi Arabia
Verdict: false
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Tom Kertscher
Date published: 2012-04-19T00:00:00