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On the recordMarch 16, 2009
The Commission made many recommendations but at its heart subjected a shift, as I understand it, from our current funding approach that is based largely on indirect user fees, the gas tax, and a new system based around direct user charges in the form of the VMT.
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Rosa DeLauro
Democratic · Connecticut

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DeLauro discusses the need for a new funding approach for infrastructure.

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