Pausing the gas tax would have been great for Democrats. Instead we got a July 4 price increase
2 years, 5 months ago

Pausing the gas tax would have been great for Democrats. Instead we got a July 4 price increase

LA Times  

A gas tax break would have been nice as Californians hit the road over the July 4th weekend. The gas tax hike that landed Friday was only about 3 cents per gallon — minuscule compared with the statewide average pump price of $6.25. Republicans, sensing a marketable campaign issue, have been clamoring for a “gas tax holiday,” arguing the entire 54-cent levy should be suspended for up to a year. “President Biden understands the value of suspending the gas tax, yet Sacramento Democrats and this governor are tone deaf to their party’s leader and our pain at the pump,” state Senate Republican Leader Scott Wilk of Saugus asserted in a statement Friday. Sacramento Democrats claim suspending the gas tax is wrongheaded for three reasons: — The money is needed for road improvements and repairs.

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Extended gas tax holiday, pandemic pay on lawmakers’ agenda
2 years, 1 month ago

Extended gas tax holiday, pandemic pay on lawmakers’ agenda

Associated Press  

HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut state legislators will return to the Capitol on Monday to consider extending the soon-to-expire gas tax holiday and increase funding for state pandemic payments to essential workers, as well as vote on several other initiatives aimed at helping residents cope with rising costs. Other actions Lamont wants state lawmakers to take include: PANDEMIC PAY Lamont has …

Prepare to pay more for gas in California starting today as tax increases
2 years, 5 months ago

Prepare to pay more for gas in California starting today as tax increases

LA Times  

Californians contending with the highest gas prices in the nation will pay another 3 cents per gallon starting Friday due to the state’s annual gas tax increase. “The Governor and the Legislature could have suspended the state’s gas tax and stopped this,” Assemblyman Vince Fong, vice chair of the Assembly Budget Committee, said in a statement about the increase. However, …

Biden calls for 3-month suspension of gas and diesel taxes
2 years, 6 months ago

Biden calls for 3-month suspension of gas and diesel taxes

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday called on Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes for three months — an election-year move meant to ease financial pressures that was greeted with doubts by many lawmakers. “It doesn’t reduce all the pain but it will be a big help,” Biden said, using the bully pulpit when his administration believes …

Biden To Urge US Congress For 3-Month Suspension Of Federal Gas Tax As Prices Skyrocket
2 years, 6 months ago

Biden To Urge US Congress For 3-Month Suspension Of Federal Gas Tax As Prices Skyrocket

News 18  

US President Joe Biden will ask Congress Wednesday to suspend the federal gas tax for three months as skyrocketing prices cause widespread anger among Americans just months before crucial mid-term elections. “With our deficit already down by a historic $1.6 trillion this year, the president believes that we can afford to suspend the gas tax to help consumers while using …

Biden, Chevron chief trade sharp words over gas prices
2 years, 6 months ago

Biden, Chevron chief trade sharp words over gas prices

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In a pointed back and forth, the head of Chevron complained Tuesday that President Joe Biden has vilified energy firms at a time when gasoline prices are at near record levels and the president responded that the oil company CEO was being “mildly sensitive.” The president in recent weeks has criticized oil producers and refiners for maximizing profits …

Lamont lauds tax cuts; GOP seeks special session to cut more
2 years, 6 months ago

Lamont lauds tax cuts; GOP seeks special session to cut more

Associated Press  

HARTFORD, Conn. — On the same day Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont launched a campaign ad touting recent tax-cutting measures, Connecticut Republicans on Tuesday demanded a special session to cut even more, calling the 25-cent-per-gallon gas tax holiday “embarrassing” now that prices are near $5 a gallon in the state and inflation continues to affect the price of goods and services. …

Top Democrats push for federal crackdown on high gas prices
2 years, 7 months ago

Top Democrats push for federal crackdown on high gas prices

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Citing growing worries about high gasoline prices, Democratic leaders announced an effort Thursday to give the Federal Trade Commission increased authority to crack down on companies that engage in price gouging. “There’s no excuse for big oil companies to profiteer, to price gouge or exploit families,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Thursday “Congress must do more to …

California car owners could get up to $800 for gas
2 years, 9 months ago

California car owners could get up to $800 for gas

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Californians shouldering the nation’s highest gas prices could soon get a tax break, free rides on public transit and up to $800 on debit cards to help pay for fuel under a proposal revealed Wednesday by Democratic Gov. Last week, the governors of Maryland and Georgia signed laws temporarily suspending their state’s gas taxes, while Georgia on …

News Analysis: In California, the cost of driving has always been a political hot potato
2 years, 9 months ago

News Analysis: In California, the cost of driving has always been a political hot potato

LA Times  

Few California cultural touchstones have had more staying power over the years than the state’s affinity for cars and its aversion to taxes. “People need relief, they aren’t buying your excuses.” But Newsom did propose gas tax relief in his January budget — a smaller effort to temporarily cancel a scheduled summer increase in the state’s levy. “This state will …

Hogan, top lawmakers, agree to 30-day gas tax suspension
2 years, 9 months ago

Hogan, top lawmakers, agree to 30-day gas tax suspension

Associated Press  

Larry Hogan and top legislative leaders agreed Thursday to a 30-day suspension of the state’s gas tax amid rising prices at the pump. “Increased revenue projections for this year and next year give us the flexibility to provide immediate relief to families,” House Speaker Adrienne Jones and Senate President Bill Ferguson said in a joint statement. “People across the country …

Calls to suspend gas taxes across U.S. grow as prices surge
2 years, 9 months ago

Calls to suspend gas taxes across U.S. grow as prices surge

Associated Press  

With gas prices at record highs across the U.S., an increasing number of governors and state lawmakers are calling for the suspension of gas taxes to provide relief to motorists who are facing the prospect of even higher pump prices as the country cuts off Russian oil imports. That came after the Republican governor of Georgia and Democratic governor of …

Senate Democrats want to fight inflation, but there are limits to what they can do
2 years, 10 months ago

Senate Democrats want to fight inflation, but there are limits to what they can do

NPR  

Senate Democrats want to fight inflation, but there are limits to what they can do Enlarge this image toggle caption Joshua Roberts/Getty Images Joshua Roberts/Getty Images Rising inflation is having an impact everywhere, from the gas station to the grocery store, and now on Capitol Hill. He's part of a group of swing state lawmakers pushing a gas tax holiday …

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