Final Blow To Frist: Congressional GOP Leaders Kill His $100 Gas Rebate; Call It "Stupid" And "Silly"...

New York Times CARL HULSE May 2, 2006 at 06:25 PM
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A Republican proposal to provide taxpayers with a $100 rebate to compensate for higher fuel prices appeared all but dead today as leading congressional Republicans said it had quickly run out of gas.

"I just think that trying to satisfy voters with a $100 voucher is insulting," said Representative John A. Boehner of Ohio, the House majority leader. "Over the weekend, I heard about it from my constituents a few times. They thought it was stupid."

Other Republicans in the House and Senate did not mince words either.

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