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Jerry Nadler: “If it imposes an extra cent higher cost on the highway maintenance than the 80,000-pound truck, why shouldn't it pay an…”

On the recordSeptember 30, 2013
If it imposes an extra cent higher cost on the highway maintenance than the 80,000-pound truck, why shouldn't it pay an X-percent higher tax?
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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Nadler questions fairness of tax for heavier trucks based on highway maintenance costs.

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