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Robert I. Harris

Vehicles sit parked at fuel pumps as regular gasoline prices above $6 per gallon and diesel prices above $7 per gallon are displayed outside a Mobil gas station in Redondo Beach, California on April 30, 2026. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon/Getty Images)

Suspending federal gas tax wouldn’t save drivers as much as they might hope

Robert I. Harris