<span style="font-size: larger;">On Wednesday Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore. along with organized labor representatives, and business and transportation leaders proposed the raising of the federal gas tax from 18.4-cents-per-gallon to 33.4 cents over the next three years.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: larger;">For an article the proposed gas tax read on at:</span><br />
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