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A bipartisan effort to raise gas taxes was launched in the Senate, according to the National Association of Budget Officers:

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Meanwhile conservatives are plotting a long term strategy to push uk canada goose outlet the federal government out of highway funding (except for the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways). That the case they already are making in proposals from the right addressing the impending shortfall in the Highway Trust Fund and the move toward the broader highway bill.

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canada goose coats on sale Making states responsible for their own transportation networks could have serious national consequences. States such as Montana or North Dakota that carry truck traffic to and from the West Coast are crucial for commerce Canada Goose sale and homeland security purposes. But they would not be able to maintain their current level of infrastructure if they were forced to rely on their own tax revenue.

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Canada Goose sale Some canada goose uk shop states already have or are considering raising their own gas taxes. Texas voters will see a November constitutional amendment to divert oil and gas severance taxes from the state’s rainy day fund to build and repair roads. America has canada goose uk black friday about 4 million miles of public roads to maintain along with new ones that must be built.