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Archer Statement on Gas Tax Proposals

MAR. 14, 2000

Archer Statement on Gas Tax Proposals

DATED MAR. 14, 2000
DOCUMENT ATTRIBUTES
  • Authors
    Archer, Rep. Bill
  • Institutional Authors
    House of Representatives
    Ways and Means Committee
  • Cross-Reference
    For prior coverage, see Tax Notes, March 6, 2000, p. 1323, or Tax

    Notes, March 13, 2000, p. 1526.
  • Code Sections
  • Subject Area/Tax Topics
  • Index Terms
    gasoline tax
    legislation, tax
    tax relief
    excise taxes
  • Jurisdictions
  • Language
    English
  • Tax Analysts Document Number
    Doc 2000-7668 (1 original page)
  • Tax Analysts Electronic Citation
    2000 TNT 51-22

 

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NEWS FROM THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

 

 

March 14, 2000

 

 

[1] WASHINGTON -- Chairman Bill Archer (R-TX) has been MISTAKENLY cited by White House officials as being "opposed" to a hypothetical proposal to reduce the federal excise tax on gasoline. The Chairman has neither stated his opposition nor his support for a reduction in the federal gas tax.

[2] Rather, Chairman Archer has stated publicly and in news reports that there are issues related to a potential reduction in the federal gas tax that he and Members of Congress would have to consider if Congressional action is to be taken.

[3] It should also be noted that in 1996, Chairman Archer wrote and passed through the Ways and Means Committee and the U.S. House of Representatives a bill to repeal the 4.3 cents per gallon federal tax on motor fuels signed into law by President Clinton in 1993.

[4] Chairman Archer today issued the following statement about these recent developments:

[5] "I have not taken a position either in favor or against a potential reduction in the federal gasoline tax, and anyone saying otherwise is simply wrong. I have voiced some preliminary considerations with reducing the gas tax which we must examine should Congress decide to pursue legislation in this area. Like President Clinton, Congress is looking at all options on the table to give much-needed relief to American motorists, and reducing the gas tax is one of those options. My guiding principle in all tax matters is that Americans are paying too much in taxes, and they have a right to pay less, not more."

DOCUMENT ATTRIBUTES
  • Authors
    Archer, Rep. Bill
  • Institutional Authors
    House of Representatives
    Ways and Means Committee
  • Cross-Reference
    For prior coverage, see Tax Notes, March 6, 2000, p. 1323, or Tax

    Notes, March 13, 2000, p. 1526.
  • Code Sections
  • Subject Area/Tax Topics
  • Index Terms
    gasoline tax
    legislation, tax
    tax relief
    excise taxes
  • Jurisdictions
  • Language
    English
  • Tax Analysts Document Number
    Doc 2000-7668 (1 original page)
  • Tax Analysts Electronic Citation
    2000 TNT 51-22
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