toxic work culture inside the nfl. reports of a woman paid off to settle a sexual assault case against dan snyder, the owner of the washington commanders football team. what the league s commissioner roger goodell told congress today about the new allegations. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with our money lead and president biden s latest attempt to tame the insanely high gas prices plaguing americans. the president this afternoon called on congress to temporarily suspend the federal gas tax, which is right now about 18 cents a gallon. a move president biden has resisted until today given that it is unlikely to pass congress. republicans widely oppose it, and even some leading democrats are skeptical that oil companies will actually pass that savings on to drivers. the proposed suspension is part of a larger plan introduced by president biden earlier today which the white house claims could save drivers up to $1 per gallon of gas. as kaitlan collins report
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they would cost more money. so a, i think the feds could do it more easily. they could print money, by the way. we can t. secondly, we re delivering historic relief to people s pocketbooks through other means. property tax relief, today we just announced a sales tax holiday on back-to-school stuff. free state park admission, and looking at doing a whole lot more. so we re tackling affordability but through different doors. president biden called on congress to lift the federal gas tax, as you know, for 90 days. the agin your state for a gallon of gas is almost $5. $4.97 a gallon. let s say biden gets his way and gets this gas tax holiday. that s only going to bring the average down in new jersey to $4.79. still really high. is it worth it? it s worth it. i think it s worth it at many levels. it s a statement. first, we ll take 15 cents a gallon. that adds up. particularly at these levels. secondly, i think it s a statement, an affirmative