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Adam Gray: “The Infrastructure act included a gas tax increase.”

Featuring: Adam Gray, Democratic | U.S. House, California, District 13

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Published August 21, 2024 | Video Starts at 19:12

They didn't have the votes. And Senator Cannell and I negotiated the deal with Governor Brown. 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 … (19:12–19:17)

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“Representing the largest agricultural valley in the world.”
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“We were successful, probably most notably in bringing medical school to the San Joaquin Valley as a part of UC Merced.”
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“Effort to build out a full-scale medical school program and hospital [at the University of California Merced].”
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“Republican majority continues to deliver no results for the American people.”
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“Availability and affordability of clean drinking water and water for our farms drive the economy here in the San Joaquin Valley.”
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“I was a co-author of the Water Bond in 2014, working with Governor Brown.”
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“In that water bond was $2.75 billion specifically for surface storage projects.”
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“Sites Reservoir was one of the projects that would be competitive for that pot of money.”
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“In the past half-century, California has grown its state and federal water supply by about 1%.”
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“Over the past half-century, California has grown its state and federal water supply by about 1%.”
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“In the same period of time, we've nearly doubled our population.”
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“You can't double your population and grow your water supply by 1% for 50 years.”
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“Senator Cannell and I negotiated the deal with Governor Brown.”
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“It had been a flat rate since early 1990s, and we adjusted it for inflation.”
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“Our electrical grid, not unlike our water infrastructure, our roads and bridges infrastructure, is under invested in and antiquated and in…”
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“California has been amazing at being a leader in climate change policy as it relates to pushing the envelope on renewable energies.”
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