This fuel tax increase is quite modest and, for example, will be a much lower burden on fuel than the Btu tax.
The law simply requires that we chart a course for every endeavor that we take the people's money for.
I am extremely pleased by action taken today by the Senate in passing the National and Community Service Trust Act.
Over 90 percent of the small businesses are eligible for an actual tax reduction.
We're going to cut spending more and more and more, but we need the revenues, too.
There will be many more budget cuts.
This money will be spent to reduce the deficit and to provide economic incentives.
We are committed to working to enhance the long-term economic and environmental health of the region.
We think we have some options to offset it.
Most working parents will be held harmless from the impact of the fuel tax by an offset in their income tax.
This plan will create jobs and lift up the American people.