Congressional Super Committee short on state experience

September 16, 2011, StateLine Headlines

TAX AND BUDGET BEATWhen Chris Van Hollen was a freshman state legislator in Maryland in 1992, one of his first experiences was frustration with the federal government. He had successfully sponsored a bill to charge higher taxes on vehicles with poor gas mileage. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration blocked the new law, however, saying it conflicted…

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