Pete Buttigieg Floats Raising Federal Gas Tax: ‘All Options Need To Be On The Table’ | The Daily Caller

TAX TAX TAX TAX TAX TAX That’s all these Progressive Regressives know how to do

Transportation Secretary nominee Pete Buttigieg suggested raising the federal gas tax in order to fund infrastructure initiatives during his confirmation hearing Thursday before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. Republican Florida Sen. Rick Scott asked the former South Bend mayor if he would favor a federal gas tax increase to pay for the Highway Trust Fund. The fund is mostly financed by revenue from federal gas taxes but has become less financially solvent in recent years, according to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center.

Pete Buttigieg Floats Raising Federal Gas Tax: ‘All Options Need To Be On The Table’ | The Daily Caller