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Roy Blunt: “I know that Mr. Ryan introduced a bill today that would take the money that otherwise would have been used for earmarks…”

On the recordMay 8, 2008
I know that Mr. Ryan introduced a bill today that would take the money that otherwise would have been used for earmarks on both sides of the aisle and use that to offset the loss of revenue to the highway trust fund of a gas tax holiday. That would be one of the things that we could do in the next 2 weeks that should have immediate impact at the pump by Memorial Day if we did it before that Memorial Day break. But if we could do something to reduce gas prices, that would be a major thing.
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Roy Blunt
Republican · Missouri

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Discussing potential legislation to reduce gas prices during a floor speech.

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