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Key Dem suggests imposing higher gas tax

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Increasing the federal gas tax should be considered to pay for a new transportation bill, a key Democrat said Tuesday.

Rep. Nick Rahall (W.Va.), the ranking Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, said President Obama should be more specific about how he plans to fund a long-term transportation spending bill, and that raising the gas tax should be one of the options.

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