What is Trump's proposal regarding the federal gasoline tax, and what is the current national average price of regular gasoline?

Trump proposed pausing the federal 18.4 cents per gallon gasoline tax 'for a period of time' to counter rising pump prices; the average national price for regular gasoline has surged to $4.52 a gallon as of Sunday, following US-Israel attacks on Iran in February and resulting disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

What are the main concerns raised in the article about suspending the federal gas tax?

The article raises three key concerns: (1) limited pass-through to consumers—only about 18% of past state gas tax changes were reflected at the pump, per an ARTBA study; (2) insufficient impact on prices—a pause would offset just a fraction of the $1.54-per-gallon increase since the war began, according to GasBuddy’s Patrick De Haan, who called it 'like putting lipstick on a pig'; and (3) severe harm to the Highway Trust Fund, which relies on over 80% of its revenue from the gas and diesel taxes, risking funding for interstate highways, roads, and bridges unless Congress backfills the loss.

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