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John Leiber: “I don't support increasing the gas tax.”

Featuring: John Leiber, Republican | Wisconsin Treasurer

Campaign 2018: John Leiber (R) Candidate for 62nd Assembly District

Published July 13, 2018 | Video Starts at 01:36

Well, transportation funding is obviously a big one, not just here, but around the state. So how would you pay for our highway future? Well, that's. Yeah, that's a difficult one. I don't support increasing the gas tax. You do not? No, I don't think the gas tax is a sustainable way to fund our transportation going forward. (01:36–01:39)

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Asserts opposition to increasing the gas tax for transportation funding.

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