President Biden took aim at the opposing party Wednesday by falsely claiming that Republicans — rather than members of his own party — are preventing Congress from implementing his proposed federal gas tax holiday to blunt fuel costs.
“All Republicans do nothing [and] obstruct our efforts to lower your gas taxes,” Mr. Biden said in Cleveland, Ohio, during remarks about the economy and employer pension plans. “I proposed that, and I’ve asked the Congress to eliminate the federal gas tax for as long as this crisis goes on.”
Last month, the president called on Congress to temporarily suspend the 18.