Thanks for the thoughtful reply. It's clear that you have a better understanding of the industry than most.
The federal gas tax is 18 cents a gallon and the money funds highway infrastructure. But sure, let's save everyone $2-$3 per pump visit and take it out of them later to cover infrastructure, I can get behind that. Doesn't get us too far, though- most people can save more than that simply by using gasbuddy or something to comparison shop.
The state gas taxes are up to the states, obviously. Some have rolled them back, most haven't. I imagine the division is largely a function of what the taxes fund and whether they can afford to pause that funding.
The medium/long term measures are OK, I guess, although I'd be curious to hear which specific regulations you'd get rid of. Just so long as people understand that none of these would have any impact on the current price bump. The earliest we'd see any price benefit from those is years down the line, and of these only the federal funding for refineries would have a substantial impact on pricing IMO. And to do even that you'd have to explain why the federal government is providing even more funding and other benefits for the fossil fuel industry at a time given the concerns about climate change.