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Will Congress Follow State Lead and Address High Gasoline Prices?

March 18, 2022
March 18, 2022 | Jeff Davis
March 18, 2022 - When the House of Representatives returns the week after next, House Democratic leaders will have to...
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Politicians and Experts Debate Whether Gas Tax Holidays are Worthwhile

March 16, 2022
March 16, 2022 | Jeff Davis
Several Democratic U.S. senators are calling to suspend the federal gas tax. Such proposals are not a surprise, says Jeff...
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Just How Bad of an Idea Is a Gas Tax Holiday?

March 14, 2022
March 14, 2022 | Jeff Davis
“Since the Trust Fund ran out of money in 2008, instead of raising taxes or cutting spending, Congress has chosen...
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Why A Gas Tax Holiday Likely Wouldn’t Make a Big Difference At The Pump

March 9, 2022
March 9, 2022 | Robert Puentes
And while savings at the pump may be relatively small, you could drive a Hummer through the hole it would...
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Vulnerable Senate D's Propose $20B Gas Tax Holiday

February 11, 2022
February 11, 2022 | Jeff Davis
February 10, 2022 - With high gas prices much on the mind of voters, a group of Democratic Senators led...
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White House Shows Flexibility on Taxes on Under-400K Earners

September 17, 2021
September 17, 2021 | Jeff Davis
September 27, 2021 - The Biden Administration opened the door this week to increases in excise tax increases on persons...
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30 Years Ago: The Failure of the "Nickel for America"

September 10, 2021
September 10, 2021 | Jeff Davis
September 10, 2021 - 30 years ago, in August 1991, House leaders had to back down from a plan to...
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As electric vehicles take off, Washington considers how to tax them

July 16, 2021
July 16, 2021 | Robert Puentes
The fuel tax “doesn’t come close to paying for all of the federal transportation spending,” said Robert Puentes, president of...
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How the gas tax could help pay for a $1 trillion infrastructure proposal

June 11, 2021
June 11, 2021 | Jeff Davis
Jeff Davis, a fellow at the Eno Center for Transportation, a policy analysis group, estimates the tax would need to...
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Looking Back - When Amtrak Almost Got its Own Trust Fund in 1997

May 7, 2021
May 7, 2021 | Jeff Davis
May 7, 2021 - The discussion in this week’s House high-speed rail hearing of a possible federal trust fund to...
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Senate Hearing Kicks Tires on Federal Mileage Fee

April 16, 2021
April 16, 2021 | Jeff Davis
April 16, 2021 - A Senate hearing on April 14 wound up focusing on what needs to happen next in...
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A gas tax? A mileage tax? Biden wary of user fees to pay for roads, bridges and highways

March 30, 2021
March 30, 2021 | Jeff Davis
Eno's Jeff Davis suggests that if the government isn’t willing to increase taxes on highway users, it should reduce spending...
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