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Boehner Leaves Door Open on Gas Tax Proposal (Video)
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Posted on 01/08/2015 1:52:59 PM PST by roses of sharon
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In the Senate, there is a Democratic proposal to raise the gas tax by 12 cents over the next two years, an idea that some Republicans in the upper chamber have said they would consider.
Boehner demurred as to whether he and other House Republicans were actively eyeing the tax as a means to keep the trust fund solvent, instead saying Democrats had not been able to get the votes necessary for the increase in the past.
As for whether a gas tax could be part of a compromise deal to lower income taxes, Boehner said, Theres a lot of ideas. Weve got to find a way to deal with Americas crumbling infrastructure, and we need to do it in a long term program that is, in fact, funded.
To: roses of sharon
Boner needs to be TEA Partied in his district ASAP.
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posted on
01/08/2015 1:54:13 PM PST
by
Paladin2
To: roses of sharon
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posted on
01/08/2015 1:54:42 PM PST
by
Jim Robinson
(Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
To: roses of sharon
>> Weve got to find a way to deal with Americas crumbling infrastructure
How about diverting funding now spent on America’s grumbling gibsmedats?
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posted on
01/08/2015 1:55:18 PM PST
by
Nervous Tick
(There is no "allah" but satan, and mohammed was his demon-possessed tool.)
To: roses of sharon
Crumbling infrastructure??
What was the stimulus for?
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posted on
01/08/2015 1:56:07 PM PST
by
gaijin
To: roses of sharon
The Republican speaker “demurred”, after the Conservative base gave him the House and Senate a few months ago.
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posted on
01/08/2015 1:56:50 PM PST
by
roses of sharon
("Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise." Luke 23:43)
To: roses of sharon
First question: Is ALL of the current gas tax used to fund highway infrastructure projects or is some of the money siphoned off and used for the general fund and pork barrel projects?
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posted on
01/08/2015 1:57:34 PM PST
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Good Muslims, like good Nazis or good liberals, are terrible human beings.)
To: roses of sharon
I didn’t read that into what he said.
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posted on
01/08/2015 1:57:41 PM PST
by
AppyPappy
(If you are not part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
To: roses of sharon
Of course he left the door open. Only conservatives are against raising taxes, and Mr Squish is no conservative, nor those that just voted him Squisher of the House.
SHUT THE FRONT DOOR!
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posted on
01/08/2015 1:59:50 PM PST
by
Manic_Episode
(GOP = The Whig Party)
To: roses of sharon
Cut 0bamacare to fund the highways.
Seems easy enough.
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posted on
01/08/2015 2:00:13 PM PST
by
KoRn
(Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
To: gaijin
MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY ....
MAYBE SOME RESEARCH ON WHERE THE STIMULUS REALLY WAS USED.
LET’S STOP SENDING MONEY TO FOREIGN NATIONS, LET THEM TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES, WHILE WE TAKE OF ROADS WITH THE MONEY THEY WOULD GET.
To: roses of sharon
If they simply required that the current tax was spent only on roads instead of added to the general budget we’d be fine. Instead they want to raise fuel taxes to pay for welfare for illegal immigrants and for sensitivity training to prevent a ‘backlash’ whenever moslems attack civilized people.
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posted on
01/08/2015 2:01:39 PM PST
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MeganC
(It took Democrats four hours to deport Elian Gonzalez)
To: roses of sharon
Considering...the Fed's and States now make more or near more per gallon than the very people that produce the product...I think enough is enough.
Kinda like tobacco..I know the fed's make more than the companies producing the product.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVANQheoRUw
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posted on
01/08/2015 2:03:00 PM PST
by
Osage Orange
(I have strong feelings about gun control. If there's a gun around, I want to be controlling it.)
To: roses of sharon
His bbf Obama needs to get more cash for that 1.1 Trillion dollar budget Boehner rammed through the House as a Christmas present.
To: roses of sharon
$700 billion stimilus a few years ago to fix the crumbling infrastructure wasn’t enough?
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posted on
01/08/2015 2:04:00 PM PST
by
4rcane
To: roses of sharon
These jerks pee away money on totally useless government programs. Kill the Department of Education and use 25% of the Money for roads and bridges. 75% back to the tax payers.
Useless government and a waste of time talking about it. Boner is useless.
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posted on
01/08/2015 2:07:07 PM PST
by
Pit1
(The Obama's are on their way out, never to be heard from again.)
To: roses of sharon
Weve got to find a way to deal with Americas crumbling infrastructure, and we need to do it in a long term program that is, in fact, funded. Eliminate foreign aid, for a start.
To: gaijin
We have the existing gas taxes. We had the stimulus. We have tolls. States have floated countless bond issues for infrastructure. If the infrastructure is crumbling, it is a prima facie indictment of government management over the past two decades.
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posted on
01/08/2015 2:10:33 PM PST
by
fhayek
To: AppyPappy
Cornyn and Inhof both refused to rule it out today.
They are just doing their usual demurring until they raise taxes.
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posted on
01/08/2015 2:10:38 PM PST
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roses of sharon
("Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise." Luke 23:43)
To: roses of sharon
With idiots like Bonehead on the republican ticket who needs democrats?
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posted on
01/08/2015 2:15:31 PM PST
by
Iron Munro
(Obama, Holder, Sharpton, and de Blasio - leading the Democrats "War On Cops")
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