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House Republican Campaign Committee Slams Democrats for Thinking about Raising Gas Tax

Last week, the campaign arm of House Republicans – the National Republican Campaign Committee (NRCC) – issued a press release claiming Democrats want to raise the gas tax.  Not only was the press release irresponsible, but it was inaccurate.  As the 114th Congress began last week, Democrats and Republicans jumped into the discussion of potential Highway Trust Fund solutions and members of both parties acknowledged that the need to keep all options on the table – including a gas tax increase. The NRCC is a political organization that relies on financial donors to support the election of Republicans to the House of Representatives and AGC has supported their efforts in the past; however, this recent action will cause us to  re-evaluate any future support.  We will continue to communicate our frustration to the NRCC leadership and we encourage any AGC members who have provided financial support to the NRCC to send them a strong message about playing politics with this Issue. For more information, please contact Sean O’Neill at (202) 547-8892 or oneills@agc.org