Grassley opposes federal gas tax increase


Washington -- Senator Grassley issued the following statement about his opposition to higher gas taxes.



“I’m not voting for pending legislation in Congress that contains an oil tax increase.  I oppose that bill.  It would add $134 billion to the federal deficit.  And, I’ve long opposed federal gas tax increases.  Given the disaster in the Gulf, new questions have arisen about the stability of the oil-trust fund, and I agree we need to look at how that can be addressed.  A gas tax increase is not the way to address that problem, at all.  As far as the oil spill clean-up, that’s the responsibility of British Petroleum.  BP will be held accountable for the clean-up costs, not American taxpayers.”