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Biden asks Congress to suspend gas tax to curb rising prices

President Biden is calling on Congress to temporarily suspend the federal gas tax. The president told reporters at an event Wednesday that he knows the proposal isn’t a permanent solution to rising prices at the pump. White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López has been reporting on the plan, and joins Judy Woodruff to discuss.

Biden asks Congress to suspend gas tax to curb rising prices

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