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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “How come in red States they are not afraid to raise the gas tax but they send people to Congress who are?”

On the recordSeptember 10, 2019
How come in red States they are not afraid to raise the gas tax but they send people to Congress who are?
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton criticizes Congress for being hesitant to raise gas taxes despite state actions.

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