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Some members of Congress want to address soaring gas prices by temporarily pausing federal gas tax

Published February 23, 2022 at 9:33 AM PST

As gas prices soar, some congressional Democrats are pursuing a temporary pause of the federal gasoline tax. Here & Now transportation analyst Seth Kaplan helps us make sense of the policy proposal.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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