NEW YORK (AP) — As steep fuel prices strain household budgets during the war with Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump wants to suspend his government’s tax on gasoline.
It’s a move Trump can’t do on his own — and the president has yet to specify how long he’d like such pause to last. But lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have already been pushing for a federal gas tax suspension, with some legislation in Congress now proposing a halt through Oct. 1.
Proponents of suspending the gas tax argue that it will provide much-needed relief for families and businesses now struggling
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