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unleaded gas, 24 cents per gallon of diesel. the national average for regular unleaded hovering around $5 a gallon. lawmakers in both parties say they aren't really certain this would make much of a dent. south carolina senator tim scott is skeptical. >> unfortunately the way that gas is ticking up every single week, that reduction in price is eliminated in about 12 days. what we need is to have certainty and predictability so that those energy producers feel like they can invest billions of dollars to extract the energy from the soil so that we can use it in our tanks. all we're doi...

are paying diesel. the president wants to suspend that through september. he needs congressional approval to get it done, however. members of both parties are a bit skeptical. >> dana: jason chaffetz echoed concerns of republicans who say it won't address the real issue. >> it's a pure gimmick and does not solve the problem at all. it really doesn't. we have a supply problem and the president has no plan other than to go to the saudis, cut some gas tax, tap into the strategic petroleum reserve, all of which are bad ideas. produce the energy at home and they can solve the problem. ...

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inflation was high before, certainly before the war in ukraine broke out. >> martha: senator john kennedy was in that hearing with jerome powell. he's here to react to that and respond to it in moments. first, we're glad to be joined by james spurling, senior adviser to president biden. thanks for making time for us today. what is your reaction to what jerome powell just said about the real driver of u.s. inflation? >> there was no contradiction at all with what president said and your tape of federal chairman powell. president biden is talking about what has happened with gas prices...

>> sandra: america's energy crisis, president biden will ask congress to suspend the gas tax for summer. critics say it will have little impact on american wallets and could make the inflation situation worse. hello, welcome, everyone, i'm sandra smith in new york. hi, john. >> john: i'm john roberts in washington and this is "america reports." the president will request a three month suspension of the gas tax through september, currently $0.18 a gallon for gasoline. $0.24 a gallon for diesel. studies show a move like this does not save people all that much money but does cost the go...