On the recordApril 11, 2000
Mr. President, in all seriousness, the Senate really was a leader in passing the landmark legislation to modernize America's transportation system. This gas tax was included in that highway fund by 80-plus Senators. It is a foundation block for this program. Let us not bring uncertainty to the modernization of America's transportation system by beginning to pull a block here and a block there.
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