记者 Skylar Woodhouse 和 Jennifer A. Dlouhy 报道 美国总统唐纳德·特朗普表示，他正在权衡暂停联邦汽油税的可能性，因为他的政府正在寻找方法，以在 11 月的中期选举前缓解高昂的能源成本。
By Skylar Woodhouse and Jennifer A. Dlouhy President Donald Trump said that he is weighing a potential suspension of the federal gas tax, as his administration looks for ways to ease high energy costs ahead of November’s midterm elections.
“我们正在考虑这件事，”特朗普周二在被记者问及是否会暂停该税收时表示。他没有提供关于该想法被认真考虑的程度或在国会推进该提案的任何步骤的更多细节。
“Well, we’re thinking about that,” Trump said Tuesday when asked by a reporter if the tax would be suspended. He did not offer any additional details about how seriously the idea is being considered or any steps to further the proposal in Congress.
特朗普此前曾表示支持暂时中止联邦汽油税，但暂停每加仑 18.4 美分的征税需要立法者采取行动，考虑到众参两院议员今年已离开华盛顿投入竞选活动，这在中期选举前不太可能实现。少数州长已采取行动暂停或减免州汽油税。
Trump has voiced support for a temporary suspension of the federal gasoline tax before, but pausing the 18.4 cents-per-gallon levy would require lawmakers to act, an unlikely prospect before the midterms this year with both the House and Senate having left Washington already to campaign. A handful of governors have already moved to suspend or ease state taxes on gasoline.
面对选民要求采取更多措施帮助缓解汽油、食品杂货、医疗和住房等高昂生活成本的压力，而即将到来的选举将取决于民生负担问题，特朗普承受着巨大压力。民调显示选民对总统的经济议程和对伊朗战争的处理不满，特朗普的共和党面临失去国会控制权的风险。
The president has faced pressure from voters to do more to help ease high costs of living, including for gas, groceries, healthcare and housing, with the upcoming elections set to hinge on affordability concerns. Trump’s Republican Party is at risk of losing control of Congress with polls showing voters unhappy with the president’s economic agenda and handling of the Iran war.
周一，特朗普签署了一项行政命令，放宽对免税柴油的限制，试图降低这种燃料的成本，后者在最近几个月价格飙升。
On Monday, Trump signed an order to ease limits on a tax-exempt variety of diesel in a bid to lower costs for that fuel, which has skyrocketed in recent months.
早前报道：特朗普放宽染色柴油限制以削减燃油成本 暂时减免汽油税是否会显著降低加油站价格尚不清楚。根据两党政策中心 4 月的研究，暂停汽油税可能会使价格每加仑下降 10 到 16 美分。据汽车协会 AAA 统计，截至周一，全美汽油均价为每加仑 4.37 美元。暂停征收汽油税还将导致政府每月损失数十亿美元的收入。
Earlier: Trump Eases Limits on Dyed Diesel in Bid to Cut Fuel Costs It’s unclear if a temporary cut to the gas tax would significantly lower prices at the pump. A pause on the gas tax would likely lower prices between 10 and 16 cents a gallon, according to research from the Bipartisan Policy Center in April. Gas prices nationally averaged $4.37 per gallon as of Monday, according to auto group AAA. A gas tax suspension would also result in billions of dollars in lost revenue each month for the government.
联邦汽油税自20世纪90年代初以来就没有提高过，为高速公路、桥梁和公共交通提供资金。收入的任何中断要么会导致建筑和维护支出减少，要么迫使国会寻找替代联邦资金来源来填补缺口。
The federal gas tax, which hasn’t been raised since the early 1990s, funds highways, bridges and mass transit. Any interruption in revenue would either lead to less spending on construction and maintenance or force Congress to find alternate sources of federal funding to fill the gap.