Ben Cardin actually said...

A critical part of U.S. energy policy will be in the area of increased energy conservation and energy efficiency.

It may have worked in the past, but it will no longer work today or in the future because part of our energy policy must be to use less foss...

The Highway Trust Fund and its revenue sources--namely the gas tax--have been a reliable mechanism for financing highway and transit program...

My, I guess, major concern is that as you look at the historical way that we have financed transportation programs using a gasoline tax...