Democrats pushing for gas tax holiday slam into GOP roadblock

“It’s a desperate cry for help. I think [Democrats] realize they’re on the wrong side of the energy issue, the wrong side of the inflation issue,” Senate Minority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., told reporters in the Capitol.

“The American people are going to want answers,” he said. “So I think it’s an attempt to provide some political cover for Democrats who are running for re-election this year and don’t want to have to defend the administration or their party’s position on energy.”

Asked whether any Senate Republicans could support a gas tax holiday, Thune replied: “I can’t see that scenario.”