Gas tax not on table in infrastructure talks as White House admits Biden ‘garble’

Published April 13, 2021 6:06pm ET



President Joe Biden raised the idea of a gas tax increase during a meeting with lawmakers only to then shoot it down, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said as she attempted to clean up what she referred to as a “garble.”

It followed reports that Biden suggested raising the tax as a way to pay for his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan.

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