Dream of gas tax holiday falters over job losses

                   
federalnewsradio.com     Jul 20, 2008            

Dream of gas tax holiday falters over job losses July 20, 2008 - 12:14am By JIM ABRAMS Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The political vision of a summer gas tax holiday died a quick death in Congress, losing to a view that federal excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel will have to go up if they go anywhere. Despite calls from the presidential campaign trail for a Memorial Day-to-Labor Day tax freeze, lawmakers quickly concluded _ with a prod from the construction industry _ that having $9 billion less to spend on highways could create a pre-election specter of thousands of lost jobs. Now, lawmakers quietly are talking about raising fuel taxes by a dime from the current 18.4 cents a gallon on gasoline and 24.3 cents on diesel fuel. With gas prices setting records daily, Republican presidential hopeful John McCain... [read full story]                    

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No gas tax holiday — Congress considers raising pump tax to help repair crumbling highways

startribune.com     Jul 19, 2008          

By JIM ABRAMS , Associated Press WASHINGTON - The political vision of a summer gas tax holiday died a quick death in Congress, losing to a view that federal excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel will have to go up if they go...                    

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Dream of gas tax holiday faltered over job losses

wtop.com     Jul 19, 2008          

ADVANCE FOR SATURDAY, JULY 19; U.S. map shows state by state breakdown of projected highway-related jobs loss if the gas tax is suspended; 2c x 3 3/8 inches; 96.3 mm x 85.7 mm By JIM ABRAMS Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON...                    

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Gas tax holiday could mean job losses in states

wtop.com     Jul 19, 2008          

A state-by-state projection by the highway construction industry of federal highway funds, in millions of dollars, that states would lose and highway-related job losses from a 90-day suspension of federal gasoline and diesel...                    

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Dream of gas tax holiday faltered over job losses

charlotte.com     Jul 19, 2008          

The political vision of a summer gas tax holiday died a quick death in Congress, losing to a view that federal excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel will have to go up if they go anywhere.Despite calls from the presidential...                    

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Dream of gas tax holiday faltered over job losses

newsvine.com     Jul 19, 2008          

— The political vision of a summer gas tax holiday died a quick death in Congress, losing to a view that federal excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel will have to go up if they go anywhere. With gas prices setting records...                    

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Dream of gas tax holiday faltered over job losses

tmcnet.com     Jul 19, 2008          

WASHINGTON_The political vision of a summer gas tax holiday died a quick death in Congress, losing to a view that federal excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel will have to go up if they go anywhere. With gas prices setting...                    

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Dream of gas tax holiday faltered over job losses (AP)

yahoo.com     Jul 19, 2008          

By JIM ABRAMS, Associated Press Writer 14 minutes ago WASHINGTON - The political vision of a summer gas tax holiday died a quick death in Congress, losing to a view that federal excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel will...                    

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Dream of gas tax holiday faltered over job losses

washingtonpost.com     Jul 19, 2008          

WASHINGTON -- The political vision of a summer gas tax holiday died a quick death in Congress, losing to a view that federal excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel will have to go up if they go anywhere. With gas prices...                    

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Dream of gas tax holiday faltered over job losses

nwsource.com     Jul 19, 2008          

By JIM ABRAMS ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER ADVANCE FOR SATURDAY, JULY 19; U.S. map shows state by state breakdown of projected highway-related jobs loss if the gas tax is suspended; 2c x 3 3/8 inches; 96.3 mm x 85.7 mm WASHINGTON --...                    

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Gas tax holiday could mean job losses in states (AP)

yahoo.com     Jul 19, 2008          

By The Associated Press 23 minutes ago A state-by-state projection by the highway construction industry of federal highway funds, in millions of dollars, that states would lose and highway-related job losses from a 90-day...                    

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