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Thursday, May 1, 2008 12:00 AM

Gas tax proposals likely DOA

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she doesn't support and won't push for proposals for a summer suspension of the federal gas tax.
Alex Koppelman

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  • Thursday, May 1, 2008 08:44 PM

    Bi-Bill

    OK, since they are both sitting Senators, why don't McCain and Clinton co-sponsor the bill for the gas tax holiday and put it into the hopper? Talk about bipartisanship! Spell out the details, move it from the hustings to the Capital. Neither can do anything "as President" since neither IS president this year but they can do something, on the record, as Senators. As Clinton said, then the Congress will have to stand up and be counted. Not that anyone will see this before November....

    TomByrd

    Liberal@MediaElite.com

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