Governor Michelle Lujan Grishman has joined five other Democratic governors who are asking Congress to support federal legislation to suspend the federal gas tax until the end of the year, according to a press release from her office. The legislation is in response to the rise in gas prices.
“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, and we urge you to give every consideration to this proposed legislation,” the six governors said to the congressional leadership. "First, it saves Americans at the pump by suspending the federal gas tax for the rest of the year. Money saved at the pump translates into dollars back in consumers’ pockets for groceries, childcare, rent, and more."
The letter from the governors cited the American Automobile Association's (AAA) national average gas price of $4.17 as of March 8, up more than a dollar from 2021. The Gas Prices Relief Act was introduced in the House and Senate as H.R. 6787 and S.3609, respectively. The federal legislation would alleviate the consumers' cost of rising gas prices while protecting the federal government’s capacity to make infrastructure investments, according to the release.
Lujan Grisham, along with Governors Jared Polis of Colorado, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Tim Walz of Minnesota, Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania, and Tony Evers of Wisconsin, urged congressional leaders to support the Gas Prices Relief Act.
