Former Transportation Secretary Ray Lahood Pushes for a Gas Tax Hike

it s been more ░░░░░░░░ 20 years since we ░░░░░░░░ touched the gas tax ░░░░░░░░ we have a variety ░░░░░░░░ other missouried committed to ░░░░░░░░ sort of thing including ░░░░░░░░ and fees and excise ░░░░░░░░ and these individual state ░░░░░░░░ on gasoline and all ░░░░░░░░ that where is that ░░░░░░░░ going well it s ░░░░░░░░ to add new lanes ░░░░░░░░ toll roads and to ░░░░░░░░ toll roads in a ░░░░░░░░ of good repair but ░░░░░░░░ September 30th by the ░░░░░░░░ of this fiscal year ░░░░░░░░ the highway trust fund ░░░░░░░░ be out of money ░░░░░░░░ if Congress doesn t ░░░░░░░░ up and either increase ░░░░░░░░ gas tax they ll ░░░░░░░░ to take the money ░░░░░░░░ of the general fund ░░░░░░░░ the point is that ░░░░░░░░ gas tax has not ░░░░░░░░ raised since 1993 if ░░░░░░░░ had been indexed in ░░░░░░░░ we wouldn t be ░░░░░░░░ about this how too ░░░░░░░░ know that sir doesn ░░░░░░░░ that assume that all ░░░░░░░░ moneys appropriated for this ░░░░░░░░ of thing have been ░░░░░░░░ in a lock box ░░░░░░░░ just gob to this ░░░░░░░░ of thing a lot ░░░░░░░░ times that s not ░░░░░░░░ case the highway trust ░░░░░░░░ is diminished because people ░░░░░░░░ driving less driving more ░░░░░░░░ efficient cars and the ░░░░░░░░ tax hasn t been ░░░░░░░░ and if we re ░░░░░░░░ to get back to ░░░░░░░░ number one in infrastructure ░░░░░░░░ need to the resources ░░░░░░░░ do it we built ░░░░░░░░ interstate with the highway ░░░░░░░░ fund built the hoover ░░░░░░░░ the golden gate bridge ░░░░░░░░ re number 16 right ░░░░░░░░ in terms of infrastructure ░░░░░░░░ used to be number ░░░░░░░░ when you say in ░░░░░░░░ of infrastructure does that ░░░░░░░░ the 85 million uncle ░░░░░░░░ and s are collecting ░░░░░░░░ fuel taxes 10 billion ░░░░░░░░ property tax assessments earmarked ░░░░░░░░ this 14 5 initial ░░░░░░░░ and state answer ancillary ░░░░░░░░ you might be right ░░░░░░░░ an infrastructure structure but ░░░░░░░░ thinks someone is absconding ░░░░░░░░ a lot of that ░░░░░░░░ i think that s ░░░░░░░░ little ridiculous taxes collected ░░░░░░░░ the local and state ░░░░░░░░ go for local and ░░░░░░░░ roads taxes that are ░░░░░░░░ for tolls go to ░░░░░░░░ the toll roads what ░░░░░░░░ stimulus when in 2009 ░░░░░░░░ did a lot which ░░░░░░░░ earmarked for this where ░░░░░░░░ it go 48 million ░░░░░░░░ m very proud that ░░░░░░░░ i was at d ░░░░░░░░ t we spent 48 ░░░░░░░░ we put 65 000 ░░░░░░░░ to work doing 15 ░░░░░░░░ projects you never heard ░░░░░░░░ bad stories about the ░░░░░░░░ being misspent America is ░░░░░░░░ big pothole neil if ░░░░░░░░ don t come up ░░░░░░░░ the money we re ░░░░░░░░ how are you so ░░░░░░░░ that money is fix ░░░░░░░░ potholes i heard of ░░░░░░░░ boxes and i ve ░░░░░░░░ a devil of a ░░░░░░░░ seeing this money can ░░░░░░░░ for collective bily because ░░░░░░░░ dwarfs anything imaginable i ░░░░░░░░ wondering wait a minute ░░░░░░░░ i commit more money ░░░░░░░░ you ask more money ░░░░░░░░ t we can t ░░░░░░░░ the money we do ░░░░░░░░ for it it s ░░░░░░░░ to carry out the ░░░░░░░░ transportation bill that was ░░░░░░░░ you just listed a ░░░░░░░░ number of moneys that ░░░░░░░░ being collected that money ░░░░░░░░ going into state and ░░░░░░░░ roads the toll money ░░░░░░░░ going door stat and ░░░░░░░░ roads are a mess ░░░░░░░░ we are one big ░░░░░░░░ neil all you have ░░░░░░░░ do is get in ░░░░░░░░ car today and drive ░░░░░░░░ there s no denying ░░░░░░░░ of the problem i ░░░░░░░░ with you there i ░░░░░░░░ t we need money ░░░░░░░░ been committed we Indiana ░░░░░░░░ the highway trust fund ░░░░░░░░ diminished because peopling running ░░░░░░░░ with the money we ░░░░░░░░ people to provide some ░░░░░░░░ and come up with ░░░░░░░░ money that s what ░░░░░░░░ ve always done in ░░░░░░░░ we also can t ░░░░░░░░ the moneys we spend ░░░░░░░░ America it s being ░░░░░░░░ for neil i wish ░░░░░░░░ were right. ...