House Republicans today called for a summer-long moratorium on the state tax on gasoline, which now stands at $0.25 per gallon. The proposed tax holiday would run during the year's peak driving season: Memorial Day through Labor Day. Republican Leader Larry Cafero (R, Norwalk) said that based upon the revised revenue estimates released last week that show the surplus at nearly $1 billion, the state would be able to enact this moratorium AND pass a "NO Tax Increase" budget without having to pick the pockets of Connecticut taxpayers.
This continues an impressive streak of well-researched and well-attended press conferences on out-of-the-box proposals, addressing the concerns that a majority of Connecticut residents are screaming for: energy prices, education, seniors, and taxes.
This begs the question of 'how many times are the supermajority Democrats going to continue reacting to their Republican counterparts?' Am I the only one who finds it pathetic that 44 Republicans in the House get more press than all 131 Democrats in both chambers? How can Jim "Do they make sweatbands for your upper-lip?" Amann call himself a leader when he has yet to pass one significant piece of legislation that actually helps people or addresses a critical issue? What happened to "We'll have an energy bill by the end of January?" What about the universal healthcare plan the Dems campaigned on last fall? But it's nice to know that as we endure rolling blackouts, higher property taxes and staggering utility bills this summer, at least we'll be able to get ourselves some Plan B without a hassle.
Courant/AP Story: http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-gastax-0514,0,4554060.story?coll=hc-headlines-local
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Of course the Democrats in Norwalk are trying to target Cafero and says he does nothing.
read teh comments here and here.
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