And as a result of that, the Republicans love to blame me for gas prices, as the Infrastructure act included a gas tax increase. Essentially, It had been a flat rate since early 1990s, and we adjusted it for inflation. so as to make sure that there was actually money to invest in both repairing our roads and our aging infrastructure, but also investing in public transit and other new investments. (19:16–19:22)
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Asserts that the gas tax rate was adjusted for inflation for the first time since the early 1990s.
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