Biden calls for federal and state gas tax holidays, a move critics call a 'gimmick'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : Biden also urged oil companies to reduce profits to help ease the prices as well.
48% : Critics say the administration needs to ease regulations on oil and gas drilling in the U.S.Biden called on lawmakers in Washington, D.C. to suspend the federal gas tax, currently 18.4 cents per gallon, for 90 days "through the busy summer season.""It's important because we use it for the Highway Trust Fund to keep our highways going, but what I'm proposing is suspending the federal gas tax without affecting the Highway Trust Fund, and here's how we do that," Biden said.
42% : While taxes fundamentally increase the cost of all goods, Americans who are struggling intuitively see this move for the unserious response that it is."

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