3 Things To Know Today

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1 Biden Calls For Gas Tax Holiday

President Biden says he wants Congress – and oil companies – to give Americans a break from the ongoing pain at the pump. Speaking at the White House, Biden called on Congress authorize a three-month gas tax holiday. The federal gas tax is a little over 18-cents per gallon. Biden described the move as offering a little breathing room. But he also pointed out that states should do their part and suspend state gas taxes as well. Biden urged oil companies and gas station owners to start dropping prices to reflect declines in the global oil market. He also called on oil companies to get shuttered refineries back on-line. Biden again blamed Russia's invasion of Ukraine for roiling oil markets. He challenged Republicans to stop blaming him for skyrocketing gas prices, since it's a global crisis. In earlier remarks, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell called a suspension of the gas tax an "ineffective stunt.”

2 January 6th Committee May Hold More Public Hearings

As the January 6th House Select committee gets ready for today’s hearing, there’s word that it may also schedule additional public hearings next month. According to Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson, there’s significant new evidence to consider. Like what? For one, footage from a documentarian who had access to former President Trump and his family around the time of last year's violent attack on the U.S. Capitol. Someone less than pleased with any of what’s going on? The former President, himself. “Such tremendous lies and innuendo took place… at the Unselect Committee,” he offers via TruthSocial. “They don’t want the facts of the Election, or discussions of the Security Breach by Pelosi and the Dems, they only want to continue the Greatest Witch Hunt in our Country’s history.” A final report from the committee is expected to be released in the fall.

3 House Passes Package Addressing Mental Health

The House is passing a bipartisan package focused on addressing mental health in the U.S. Titled the "Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act," the legislation passed by a 402-to-20 vote. There were seven total people who chose not to vote, with all 20 "no" votes coming from Republicans, including Georgia’s Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Colorado’s Lauren Boebert of Colorado and Florida’s Matt Gaetz. The package looks to create a Behavioral Health Crisis Coordinating Office in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, which would look to upgrade access to crisis care. It also reauthorizes millions in grants for states, territories and tribes to use on community mental health services for adults and children.


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