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Congressional Democrats Skeptical of Biden Gas Tax Holiday Push

Will this presidential election be the most important in American history?

Congressional Democrats are skeptical about President Biden’s push for a gas tax holiday.

With the national average of $5 a gallon for gas, President Biden urged Congress to suspend federal gas taxes for 90 days.

Biden called for a federal gas tax pause of 18.4 cents a gallon on gasoline and 24.4 cents on diesel.

However, Biden’s temporary gas tax holiday idea isn’t popular among Congressional Democrats.

Fox News reports:

Biden’s push faces uphill odds in Congress, which must act in order to suspend the tax, and where many lawmakers, including some in his own party, have expressed reservations. Even many economists view the idea of a gas tax holiday with skepticism.

West Virginia Democrat Senator Joe Manchin, chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, is not on board with Biden’s gas tax holiday idea.

ABC News quoted Manchin questioning the timing of the end of the gas tax holiday, saying, “It goes off at the end of September. Which politician up here is going to be voting to put that 18-cent tax back on a month before the November election?”

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi doesn’t endorse Biden’s gas tax holiday idea either.

The Hill reports:

“We will see where the consensus lies on a path forward for the President’s proposal in the House and the Senate, building on the strong bills to lower prices at the pump already passed by House Democrats including the Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act and the Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act,“ Pelosi said in a statement.

Back in 2008, then-Senator Barack Obama called the idea of a gas tax holiday a “gimmick.”

Critics commented on social media.

America has a wealth of natural resources of coal, oil, and natural gas.

Biden needs to get out of the way to allow our natural resources to be unleashed to drive down gas prices and meet consumer demands.

Deneen Borelli

Deneen Borelli is the author of Blacklash: How Obama and the Left are Driving Americans to the Government Plantation. Deneen is a contributor with Newsmax Broadcasting. She is a former Fox News contributor and has appeared regularly on “Hannity,” “Fox & Friends,” “Your World with Neil Cavuto,” and “America’s Newsroom.” She has also appeared on Fox Business Network programs “Making Money with Charles Payne,” “The Evening Edit with Liz MacDonald,” and “Cavuto: Coast to Coast.” Previously, Deneen appeared on MSNBC, CNN, the BBC and C-SPAN. In addition to television, Deneen co-hosted radio programs on the SiriusXM Patriot channel with her husband Tom. Recently, Deneen co-hosted the Reigniting Liberty podcast with Tom. Deneen is a frequent speaker at political events, including the FreedomWorks 9.12.2009 March on D.C. which drew a crowd estimated at over 800,000 people. Deneen is also an Ambassador with CloutHub.com, a social media platform that promotes free speech, and with the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) which advances policies that put Americans first. Deneen testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources in May 2011 and before the Ohio House Public Utilities Committee in December 2011. Previously, Deneen was a BlazeTV.com host, Outreach Director with FreedomWorks.org overseeing its Empower.org outreach program, a Project 21 Senior Fellow, and Manager of Media Relations with the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). Prior to joining CORE, Deneen worked at Philip Morris USA for 20 years. During her corporate career at Philip Morris she worked in various positions, her last as Project Management Coordinator in the Information Management department where she was responsible for the department’s mandated quality processes, communications, sales information and database management. Deneen began her Philip Morris career as a secretary and advanced to positions of increasing responsibilities. Deneen worked full-time and attended classes at night for 11 years to earn her B.A. in Managerial Marketing from Pace University, New York City. Deneen served on the Board of Trustees with The Opportunity Charter School in Harlem, New York. She appeared in educational videos for children, worked as a runway fashion model, and auditioned for television commercials. Her interests include ancient history, pistol target shooting, photography, and volunteering at her church. Deneen currently resides in Connecticut with her husband Tom.

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