Joe Manchin signals he won't support Biden's call for a gas tax holiday [View all]

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Jun 22, 2022
NEW: Democrat Joe Manchin signals he won't support Biden's call for a gas tax holiday

He told he has several concerns.

"I'm not a yes right now, that's for sure," Manchin said, just hours before Biden was set to speak Wednesday afternoon.

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Democrat Joe Manchin signals he won't support Biden's call for a gas tax holiday
The West Virginia senator spoke exclusively with ABC News Congressional Correspondent Rachel Scott.

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“Now, to do that and put another hole into the budget is something that is very concerning to me & people need to understand that 18 cents is not going to be straight across the board -- it never has been that you'll see in 18 cents exactly penny-for-penny come off of that price”
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10:26 AM · Jun 22, 2022

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President Joe Biden's calls for Congress to pass a gas tax holiday were being met with skepticism Wednesday from both sides of the aisle.

In an exclusive interview with ABC News, Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia said he had several concerns with the proposal and signaled he would not support it.

"I'm not a yes right now, that's for sure," Manchin said, just hours before Biden was set to speak Wednesday afternoon.

For the last 25 years, all revenue from the federal gas tax has gone to the Highway Trust Fund, the major source of federal funding for highways, roads and bridges. Manchin noted Congress put an additional $118 billion into the fund when it passed the bipartisan infrastructure package.

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