On the recordSeptember 20, 2010
The Highway Trust Fund, based chiefly on the gasoline tax, will never again be adequate to fund even ongoing maintenance of our roads and bridges.
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Critiques the inadequacy of the Highway Trust Fund for infrastructure funding.
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