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Biden wants to suspend the 18.4 cents-a-gallon tax on gas and 24.4 cents-a-gallon on diesel fuel, administration officials say. Prices are averaging about $5 a gallon nationwide.
Sen. John Thune, the second-ranking Republican in the Senate, said President Joe Biden's request for a gas tax holiday was "dead on arrival."
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The gas tax holiday puts the issue on Congress's plate, hurting Democrats.
President Joe Biden on Wednesday called on Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes for three months.