As gas prices hover around or above $4 a gallon across the Eastern Shore, drivers on the Delmarva Peninsula say the rising cost of fuel is forcing them to think more carefully about how often they get behind the wheel.
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President Joe Biden on Wednesday called on Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes for three months - an election-year move meant to ease financial pressures that was greeted with doubts by many lawmakers.
Top Maryland lawmakers said Wednesday that eliminating a scheduled gas-tax increase of more than 6 cents this summer won't solve the problem of high gas prices and would set back efforts to maintain infrastructure.
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and Comptroller Peter Franchot urged each other Monday to take steps to ease high gas prices this summer by suspending taxes on fuel, but the officials say they are limited in what they can do on their own.
Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin wants the divided General Assembly to pass legislation that would suspend the state gas tax for three months.