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Kirsten Gillibrand: “We should get rid of the gas tax.”

Featuring: Kirsten Gillibrand, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

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N.Y. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Trump, 2026 elections and more | Full Interview 3.15.26

Published | Video Starts at 14:14

Well, you know, Governor Hochul just said that she thinks that there should be tax forgiveness and the gas pump, that they should eliminate the federal excise taxes nationwide while we're in this crisis. How do you work that? It's a very good idea. We should get rid of the gas tax. We should Use the gas reserve. Both of those changes are temporary changes, but it's something we can do to just alleviate the pressure. And these tariffs, the judge has said they were illegal. (14:14–14:16)

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