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RELEASE: Rep. Mark Uglem calls on Gov. Dayton to fund transportation without a gas tax increase

Friday, May 13, 2016

St. Paul – On Friday, House Republicans called on Governor Dayton to fund roads and bridges without a gas tax increase. Governor Dayton and his staff are expected to prepare his first transportation offer this weekend and announce it Monday morning. This comes on the heels of House Republicans offering a compromise transportation proposal Wednesday based off their ten-year plan to meet the state’s road and bridge infrastructure needs with existing resources.

 

 

“As Governor Dayton drafts his counter offer this weekend, I strongly urge him to remember his own words from December: ‘a gas tax increase is dead’. Minnesotans expect us to fund our roads and bridges and they’ve asked us to do so without forcing them to pay more at the pump,” said Speaker Kurt Daudt (R-Crown).

 

 

“A transportation bill has been our top priority for this session, and the Governor knows that we have been staunchly against the gas tax from the beginning,” said Rep. Mark Uglem (R-Champlin) “There is no reason to take more of people’s hard earned money at the gas pump when we have a $900 million budget surplus. I stand with our district against the gas tax, and hope Governor Dayton will come forward with a serious offer that doesn’t raise taxes on Minnesotans.”

 

 

The House Republican offer released Wednesday puts additional dollars into highways, township roads, turnbacks and makes progress on rail safety. On the transit side, in an effort to ensure taxpayer dollars are spent efficiently and effectively, the House Republican compromise provides common-sense Met Council reforms.

 

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