Sanders signals objection to EV fee in infrastructure plan

June 21, 2021
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is signaling his objections to a possible electric vehicle (EV) fee in upcoming infrastructure legislation after the idea surfaced as a revenue source in a bipartisan Senate infrastructure framework, underscoring the potential revolt among Democrats to negotiations that deprioritize climate measures or float “regressive” taxes. "If it is roads and bridges, yeah, of course we need to do that and I support that," Sanders (I-VT), chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, said June 20 on NBC's...


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