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On the recordSeptember 28, 2022
And if the Federal--we haven't adjusted the Federal gas tax--I was here when we did it, 1993.
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

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DeFazio highlights the long time since the federal gas tax was last adjusted.

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