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Bodman criticizes gasoline tax suspension pitch

05/19/2008
US Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman has criticized a call by both Republic Party presumptive nominee Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) for a suspension of the 18.4¢/gal federal gasoline tax during the US summer driving season.With record oil prices underpinning soaring gasoline prices, the two Senators have been calling for a tax waiver, but on May 13 Bodman called their suggestion nothing short of “pandering to the electorate.”Speaking to OGJ during his recent trip to Trinidad and Tobago, Bodman said of the call: “My view is that is a terrible idea. I am not running for president, and I am not pandering to the electorate, and I think th...
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