Biden Says He Is Considering Seeking a Gas Tax Holiday

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. — President Biden said on Monday that he was considering seeking a gas tax holiday to ease high fuel prices, a major political dilemma for the White House as it struggles to address record inflation.

“I hope I have a decision based on the data I’m looking for by the end of the week,” the president told reporters in Delaware.

Suspending the gas tax, which is 18.4 cents per gallon, would require action by Congress. In…