Trump faces barrage of Democratic counter-proposals on gas tax
With President Trump's proposal to suspend the gas tax facing headwinds on Capitol Hill, some Democratic lawmakers are offering alternative approaches to get fuel costs under control. Why it matters: This goes beyond a simple debate about gas prices and taps into fundamental disagreements between the two parties about which parts of society should shoulder the costs of war and inflation. Trump wants to relieve consumers' tax burden by cutting revenue to the federal government. Democrats want to…


