https://www.siliconvalley.com/2022/06/22/will-california-heed-pres-bidens-state-gas-tax-holiday-plea/ > President Joe Biden on Wednesday called on Congress to suspend the federal gas tax for the summer, then turned around and asked states to do the same — or find other ways to ease consumers’ pain at the pump from soaring prices. > Biden’s plea adds pressure on California leaders who have rejected a state gas tax holiday and whose proposed alternatives to give some cash rebates back to consumers wouldn’t likely happen until fall at the earliest.