Be Wary of Democrats and Their Crocodile Tears over High Gas Prices

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Date

June 13, 2018

News Type

Media Highlight

Source

Washington Examiner

"So Sen. Schatz’s proposal would assess a tax of $49, set to increase by a real 2 percent annually, per ton of carbon dioxide. For concerned drivers, that means a price hike at the pump of more than 20 percent, according to analysis done by Resources for the Future. So while Sen. Schatz complains that gas is again creeping above $3 per gallon in many parts of the country, he is simultaneously calling for an additional 60-cent price hike."

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