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The Obama administration is proposing a major shift in how governments fund transportation projects.<br />
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The administration wants to let states charge tolls on interstate highways. <br />
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A federal ban currently bars states from doing so in most places, but the latest White House push could change that.<br />
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The GROW AMERICA Act, a $302 billion transportation bill, has a toll provision that calls for eliminating </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span>the prohibition on tolling existing free Interstate highways, subject to the approval of the Secretary, for purposes of reconstruction.</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'<br />
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It would also allow states more flexibility to use toll revenue for repairs &quot;on all components of their highway systems</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span>.<br />
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The proposal reflects the growing need for new sources of funding to maintain the nation</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span>s aging transportation infrastructure. <br />
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Implementing the tolls would be a state-by-state decision that would require Federal DOT approval.<br />
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States would also be allowed to introduce </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span>variable tolling</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span> -- tolls that change according to the time of day or traffic conditions -- on interstates. The tolls are designed to encourage more drivers to carpool or use public transit in an effort to relieve congestion.<br />
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NEW POLL QUESTION:<br />
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Are you in favor of federal legislation to allow states to make </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span>Interstate Highways</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span> toll roads?<br />
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Yes<br />
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Undecided<br />
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PREVIOUS POLL QUESTION:<br />
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Do you feel it&rsquo;s time for Congressional Republicans to approve an </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span>amnesty</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span> or </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span>legal status</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span> bil?<br />
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Yes - 29%<br />
No - 67%<br />
Undecided - 5% <br />
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TWO&nbsp; COMMENTS WERE MADE ON THIS POLL QUESTION<br />
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</span>COMMENT#1:<br />
Amnesty<br />
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I do not see what part of ILLEGAL nobody understands.<br />
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COMMENT #2<br />
amnesty<br />
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We need to vote the people out who seem to care more for the illegals than the citizens that put them in office.<br />
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