Whatever happened to that $100 a year, people have clearly measured that against getting to work late and other impediments on the road, and they have accepted it in the States. The only people who haven't accepted it are sitting in this building, the Congress of the United States.
Eleanor Holmes Norton: “Whatever happened to that $100 a year, people have clearly measured that against getting to work late and other…”
On the recordSeptember 10, 2019
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Norton argues that constituents accept fuel tax increases for better infrastructure, unlike Congress.
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