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. With fuel efficiency, increasing electric cars, The gas tax is going to make an increasingly significant smaller and smaller contribution to the transportation fund. I've heard some other ideas out there, so I'm willing to kind of explore some. Maybe dedicating some more funding towards transportation without raising the taxes. That seems promising. (01:48–01:55)
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