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1971 Scorecard Vote
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Issues
Revenue Act of 1971 (HR 10947). The vote is on the Percy amendment to delete a provision earmarking 7% of the federal alcohol tax revenues for the Highway Trust Fund. This would add another $350 million a year to the Trust Fund, which already spends about $5 billion a year exclusively on highway construction at the expense of other forms of transportation. The Nixon Administration supported the amendment. (Rejected 43-46. November 16, 1971. “Yes” is the correct vote.)
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