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Biden wants a gas tax holiday. Here's why Congress isn't on board

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Gas prices are too high.

Almost everyone agrees on that. How to address it is another story entirely.

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President Joe Biden waded more forcefully into the debate on Wednesday, pitching a temporary gasoline tax holiday as a prudent step forward.

“By suspending the 18-cent gas tax, federal gas tax, for the next 90 days, we can bring down the price of gas and give families just a little bit of relief,” Biden said in

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