reporter: so he s going to be pushing for this three-month gags holiday, and basically that would mean a 90-day suspension of the federal gas tax. if you re wondering what that s going to save you when you re actually at the pump, right now the federal gas tax is about 18 cents for a regular gallon and 24 cents for a gallon of diesel fuel. so not really that big of a difference when you re looking at an average price of gas. it is getting close to $5. of course it topped $5 earlier this month. so that s been a big question for lawmakers because getting this done is not just something that the president can do on his own. yes, he s about to call for it any moment now. but it really requires an act of congress on capitol hill to actually get this passed. and you re already see something concern even from democrats in the president s own party about whether or not this would actually make that big of a difference, and if it s worth what it would do. one of those concerns has c
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. that s not what he is doing. bill: what is he doing? peter doocy joins us from the north lawn leading the coverage today. good morning. even if this gas tax holiday gets passed by congress, it is unclear this morning exactly how much help people are going to get. markets don t respond to gimmicks. the administration it is an unserious solution to a serious problem and they are just not takin
transportation fund. he says he s reduced the deficit by 1.6 trillion, so there s room. to the companies running gas stations and setting those prices at the pump, this is a time of war. global peril. ukraine. these are not normal times. bring down the price you re charging at the pump to reflect the cost you re paying for the product. do it now. do it today. the president not changing any of his policies. the votes may not be in congress to do what he wants. i m willing to embrace his proposals for a gas tax holiday. i don t know whether we ll get the votes it needs here in the senate. i m talking to my colleagues. nancy pelosi has in the past criticized a gas tax holiday. the senior policy director for the committee for responsible federal budget is concerned that the $10 billion hole would grow as pressure would keep the gas stacks suspension even longer than three months. listen. at best, this will reduce the inflation rate by 0.1%. as soon as the holiday is ove
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 government billions of dollars in revenue. sandra: former president obama famously called it a gimmick in 2008, and all of this as we expect president biden to pin the blame once again on his favorite bogeyman, vladimir putin. jacqui heinrich is live at the white house. hi, jacqui. jacqui: good afternoon to you. the president is expected to call on congress to extend a federal gas tax holiday, som
it certainly goes further than a lot of republicans would like it to go. but there is no doubt this bill is going to save thousands of lives. ahead not next 15 minutes i ll speak with the democratic senator chris coons of delaware, a voice that worked on the deal and one of president biden s top allies. and relief at the pump, that s president biden s goal this afternoon, asking congress to pass a three month federal gas tax holiday, but it s already facing stiff resistance from democrats and republicans. why is that? we ll break it down coming up. and this hour on the hill, roger goodell is testifying virtually before a house committee. what he is telling lawmakers about the league s handling of work place misconduct allegations in the washington commanders franchise. what we are learning about the next hearing for the january 6th committee and the new revelations from the latest one. ali vitali is on capitol hill. and i want to bring in reporter kyle cheney and cha