Democrats have turned solidly against gas tax – By Hanna Trudo (The Hill) / June 18 2021
Democrats have turned solidly against the gas tax as lawmakers look for ways to pay for a new infrastructure measure to remake the nation’s roads and bridges.
The tax has long been seen as a regressive measure that hits the poor and middle class, as well as people in rural parts of the country, disproportionately.
But it is also something that Democratic presidents have embraced over the years, from President Carter, who in 1977 supported raising the tax by five cents a year for 10 years, to President Clinton, who with Vice President Al Gore backed the last hike in 1993.
Barack Obama in the summer of 2008 opposed a gas tax holiday as he ran for the White House, arguing at the time it would save the average consumer little money and would do more harm than good.
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