Pete Domenici: “I want to explain to the Senate why I am supporting this. The actual sense of this resolution says: It is the sense of…”

“I want to explain to the Senate why I am supporting this. The actual sense of this resolution says: It is the sense of the Senate that the functional totals in the budget resolution do not assume the reduction of any Federal gasoline tax on either a temporary or permanent basis. I might say to the Senate, that is already true. The Senate budget resolution does not--does not, in the functional totals. So I am delighted to support it. There is some language saying: Within the tax provisions. The tax committee can do a lot of different things. One thing suggested was temporary repeal of the gasoline tax. I am pleased to have an opportunity to vote on whether or not the Senate would like that to remain even contemplated. Whether they will be precluded because of a vote, I do not know, but I think we ought to vote tomorrow on this issue. I support the sense of the Senate that is proposed.”