WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal issued text of the following press release:
Today, under questioning by U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Energy Secretary Chris Wright refused to commit to supporting legislation to provide Americans relief at the gas pump.
"Secretary Wright, I noted on Sunday that you said that you said you were open to suspending the federal gas tax," Blumenthal said. "Since then, President Trump has indicated that he'll support it, which Senator Kelly and I introduced in the Gas Price Relief Act some two months ago, lowering prices by temporarily suspending the 18.4 cent per gallon gas tax through October 1. Do you support that idea?"
Wright did not e...