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Barbara Boxer: I will be very brief. I know my colleagues want to present the Carper-Corker-Boxer amendment. I will just say that we…

On the recordJuly 29, 2014
I will be very brief. I know my colleagues want to present the Carper-Corker-Boxer amendment. I will just say that we just did the math. The Senator cuts the gas tax to such a degree that the States would get an 80-percent cut. The Senator can do the math himself, but I am happy to work with the Senator on it. It is not convenient--it is not right to speak about another Member when they are not here, but my understanding is Senator Inhofe does not currently support this. I could be wrong. We will find out in a couple hours. One of us can apologize. But I will apologize if I misstated his objection to this. I yield the floor. Amendment No. 3583 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Delaware.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California
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Jul 29, 2014

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