Blumenauer: Replace Gas Tax With Road Usage Charge

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Blumenauer: Replace Gas Tax With Road Usage Charge  By Tom Curry Speaking to the second annual conference of the Mileage-Based User Fee Alliance on Tuesday, Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D -- Ore., pitched the idea of pairing an increase in the gasoline tax with a pilot program to support state experiments in taxing drivers by how many miles they drive. Full story Buy America Rules Reach Even Four-Inch Steel Valves  By Tom Curry Here's one recent and relatively small illustration of how far-reaching are the Buy America rules that have governed transportation infrastructure projects since 1978. Full story Congress Faces Decision On Export-Import Bank