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Ray LaHood: “We know the Highway Trust Fund has been diminished because people are driving less and driving more fuel efficient cars.”

On the recordMarch 14, 2012
We know the Highway Trust Fund has been diminished because people are driving less and driving more fuel efficient cars.
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Ray LaHood
Republican · Illinois

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LaHood explains the decline in Highway Trust Fund due to changes in driving habits.

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