Rep. Peter DeFazio: Replace federal gas tax with per-barrel tax on oil companies

Oregonian, Jeff Mapes:

Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., on Wednesday proposed replacing the federal gas tax with a per-barrel tax on oil companies that would be indexed for inflation. The congressman says his proposal is aimed at ending the congressional deadlock over funding for transportation.

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