President Trump told reporters he intends to suspend the federal 18-cents-per-gallon gas tax as national averages approach $5, though any suspension requires an act of Congress, according to NBC News. Said Energy Secretary Chris Wright on NBC's Meet the Press: "All measures that can be taken to lower the price at the pump and lower the prices for Americans, this administration is in support of" — even as an NBC News analysis found that eliminating all state and federal taxes would still leave prices 35% above pre-war levels.