House Democrats and Republicans reportedly are now just a penny apart on a gas-tax plan that has stymie progress on the states transportation woes for two years.
Tomorrow, Democrats will propose an 8-cent-per-gallon increase to fund state transportation projects $6.1 billion over the next 10 years, House Transportation Committee Chairwoman Ruth Fisher, D-Tacoma, said Sunday.
Under their own plan released Friday, House Republicans called for a 7-cent-per-gallon increase to fund a $5.5 billion congestion relief plan.
Surprised Democrats apparently hadnt realized the two sides were so close.
Its as optimistic a future as Ive seen in years, House Majority Leader Lynn Kessler, D-Hoquiam, said. It means compromise may be on the horizon.
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