Richardson Against Lifting Gasoline Tax
From Times Wire Reports
Energy Secretary Bill Richardson said he opposes temporarily lifting a 4.3-cent-a-gallon gasoline tax because of high fuel prices. But Richardson, speaking in Washington, said President Clinton “will consider all options” to bring relief to consumers. A growing number of lawmakers have begun gauging whether there is enough support in Congress to suspend the federal gasoline excise tax imposed in 1993 until prices at the pump recede.
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