Trump wants to suspend the federal gas tax as prices soar amid war with Iran
Suspending the federal gas tax would require an act of Congress.

President Trump wants to suspend the federal gas tax, telling CBS News Monday that he thinks “it’s a great idea.”“We’re going to take off the gas tax for a period of time, and when gas goes down, we’ll let it phase back in,” Trump said in a phone interview. It’s a tacit admission that the effects of the Iran war aren’t going away anytime soon.Gas prices…
Suspending the federal gas tax would require an act of Congress.
President Trump told CBS News' Nancy Cordes that he wants to temporarily lift the federal gas tax as prices continue to rise amid the ongoing war with Iran. Mr. Trump also said the latest response from Iran to end the war was "a bad proposal ... done by people that have no clue as to the danger they're in."
President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that he would support temporarily suspending the federal gas tax “until it’s appropriate.”Suspending the federal gas tax, which currently sits at about 18 cents per gallon, would require congressional approval
Congress would have to agree to any suspension, and dropping federal taxes would not make up for the steep increase in prices since the war began.
President Trump's endorsement of suspending federal gas taxes pushes the idea higher on the political radar, but it still faces long odds.Why it matters: Some Republicans rushed to introduce bills, and a few Democrats have already endorsed the idea — but there are still serious obstacles that could keep Trump's comments from becoming reality.The federal…
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