Republican Senator Rick Scott said that the recent surge in gas prices in the U.S. is “terrible” but he believes it is “worth it,” even as drivers in his state, Florida, reportedly face crippling shortages and a statewide average price now above $4. As of early Friday morning, the national average gas price was $4.39 per gallon, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA) , up from $2.98 per gallon before the start of the war in Iran. In California, where drivers are paying the