{"id":588111,"date":"2021-07-10T22:21:02","date_gmt":"2021-07-11T02:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=588111"},"modified":"2021-07-10T22:21:03","modified_gmt":"2021-07-11T02:21:03","slug":"gov-newsom-shows-support-for-higher-gas-taxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-newsom-shows-support-for-higher-gas-taxes\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Newsom shows support for higher gas taxes"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgov-newsom-shows-support-for-higher-gas-taxes%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=588111&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2452328\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2452328\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference at the California justice department on September 18, 2019 in Sacramento, Calif. (Justin Sullivan\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 7:06 PM PT \u2013 Saturday, July 10, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has faced backlash for his comments supporting the state\u2019s high gas taxes. This week, the Democrat voiced his support for the highest gas taxes in the U.S., saying nobody deserves a free ride.<\/p>\n<p>Republican gubernatorial candidate in the upcoming recall election, Kevin Faulconer, questioned Newsom\u2019s statement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gavin Newsom said that he supports higher gas taxes because no one should get a &#8220;free ride&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p>Does anyone think taxes are too low in California, or that we are getting a free ride? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RecallGavinNewsom?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RecallGavinNewsom<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dVfU4opWYl\">https:\/\/t.co\/dVfU4opWYl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin Faulconer (@Kevin_Faulconer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Faulconer\/status\/1413540081118453760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Gas prices are currently higher in California than any other state. Since the tax increase was first implemented, drivers have seen the tax go above 60 cents a gallon. The hike is part of <a href=\"https:\/\/dot.ca.gov\/programs\/sb1\">Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act<\/a>, which was passed in 2017.&nbsp; The money is allegedly being raised to pay for bridge and road repairs.<\/p>\n<p>The California Republican Party released a statement regarding the large tax hike, acknowledging California has the highest gas prices and gas taxes in the nation while calling out Newsom and other Democrats for the rise. \u201cDespite a budget surplus, Democrats ignored the calls for a gas tax holiday, instead taking more from hard-working Californians who are simply trying to make their daily commute.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/gov-desantis-becoming-major-voice-for-gop\/\">Gov. DeSantis Becoming Major Voice For GOP<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference at the California justice department on September 18, 2019 in Sacramento, Calif. 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