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Article: REP. DUNCAN'S COMMENTS ON FUEL TAX AND HIGHWAY TRUST FUND
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
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- March 27, 2007
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Republicans on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued the following statement:
The following is the statement of Rep. John J. Duncan, Jr. (R-TN), Ranking Republican on the Highways and Transit Subcommittee, from today's hearing on the structure of the federal fuel tax and the long-term viability of the Highway Trust Fund.
Rep. Duncan's Statement
When SAFETEA LU was signed into law two and a half years ago, we realized that we would have to reevaluate how we fund surface transportation projects before the next authorization bill is considered. This hearing begins that process.
Ever since the Highway Trust Fund was created in 1956, the federal fuel tax has been the ...