Political Quotes

“Mr. President, this is a tax put on gasoline that does not go to the improvement of the Nation's highway transportation system. When a driver moves up to the pump and pays the tax, which could be as high as 18 Federal, those taxes historically have gone to improve America's transportation--roads and bridges--but not in this case. President Clinton designed this tax to go elsewhere. I commend the distinguished majority leader. This Clinton tax must be repealed and repealed promptly. And henceforth, when you go to the gas pump, whatever tax it is, that tax must be directed toward the improvement of the transportation system. Those are the users in those automobiles and those trucks, and they are entitled to those funds to be expended for the very roads on which they must drive and work to support their families.”