What Obama Got Wrong in 2017 Budget
Printed copies of the President's budget are delivered to the Senate Budget Committee hearing room in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Feb. 9
President Barack Obama released his 2017 Fiscal Year Budget to Congress. Here is what Heritage Foundation researchers had to say about the president’s budget:
Obama’s ‘Oil Fee’ is a Regressive Gas Tax
President Obama’s budget calls for a $10-per-barrel tax on oil, to pay for mass transit, high-speed rail, self-driving cars, and other infrastructure projects he believes will reduce America’s carbon footprint.
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