Deb Fischer on Environment

Agriculture plays a crucial role in our Nebraska economy

As someone involved in a family ranch business, I know firsthand the challenges and responsibilities people in agriculture face. Agriculture plays a crucial role in our Nebraska economy and provides a stable and safe food supply for our nation and for the world. As a U.S. Senator, I can be a key ally for Nebraska agriculture. Source: 2012 Senate campaign website, debfischer2012.com, "issues" , May 15, 2012

Base gas tax on price, not volume, to pay for highways

The latest Bruning TV ads criticize both Fischer and State Treasurer Don Stenberg, the third major candidate vying for the Republican Senate nomination. The ads accuse Fischer of raising taxes with her 2008 bill to create a gasoline excise tax based on price, instead of volume, and for other votes that triggered gas tax increases by authorizing more highway construction.

She calls the Bruning ad disingenuous because, as a former state senator, he knows that under Nebraska's system, gas tax increases are triggered by consumption levels and the amounts budgeted for road construction. Public safety demanded additional money for highway construction because Nebraska had fallen behind, she said.

"It's very misleading to the public," she said. "It's trying to oversimplify a complex system."

Source: Omaha World Herald on 2012 Nebraska Senate ad review , May 12, 2012

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