Bernie Sanders: “Senator Carper made the point that raising the gas tax is politically…”

On the recordApril 13, 2011

Senator Carper made the point that raising the gas tax is politically unpopular. Well, it is and it should be.

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Independent · Vermont

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Sanders agrees with Carper on the unpopularity of raising the gas tax amid rising costs for rural workers.

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Bernie Sanders: “Senator Carper made the point that raising the gas tax is politically unpopular. Well, it is and it should be.”