Republican Sen. Mike Enzi Warns Gas Tax Must Be Raised

[Galraedia]

WASHINGTON -- Just hours after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell argued that the president wants to raise gas prices by hiking taxes, a senior member of his caucus argued that is exactly what needs to be done to preserve the nation's transportation system.

McConnell (R-Ky.) argued that President Barack Obama's call to end about $4 billion a year in subsidies for oil companies amounted to a tax hike that would be passed on to the consumer and hurt the economy.

“If higher gas prices hurt the economy, then why in the world is the administration calling for higher taxes on energy manufacturers?" McConnell said. “We know these taxes would drive up the price at the pump and send jobs overseas. If the president wants to drive prices down, he should stop calling for them."

But just a few hours later, Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) took to the Senate floor to make the case for a measure that would impact consumers far more directly -- raising the federal fuel tax.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/07/gas-tax-republican-sen-mike-enzi_n_1327652.html?ref=politics

[msongs]

1. with $150 billion PROFITS oil cos do not need to pass along anything to stay profitable nt

[LiberalFighter]

2. How many of these energy jobs (gas dispensed in the USA) would be sent overseas?

[Angry Dragon]

3. republicans calling for raising taxes??

so raising taxes on the rich is now in play??