Walz joins other governors in calling for suspension of federal gas tax

Gov. Tim Walz joined five other Democratic governors this week to call on Congress to suspend the federal gas tax amid soaring prices at the pump and Russia's assault on Ukraine.

"At a time when people are directly impacted by rising prices on everyday goods, a federal gas tax holiday is a tool in the toolbox to reduce costs for Americans," the governors wrote in a letter Tuesday to congressional leaders in support of legislation dubbed the Gas Prices Relief Act.

The plea comes as gas prices have rocketed more than a dollar higher than last year's national average - rising to an average price of $4.17 per gallon, according to AAA.

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