Gasoline tax holiday push already sputtering in Congress

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Posted on AllSides May 12, 2026

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Congressional leaders are pumping the brakes on President Donald Trump's plan to suspend the federal gasoline tax, wary of taking a political gamble with relatively little payoff for Americans at the pump.

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