The elderly (retirees) drive far less than those of us who commute.
At some point we have to face up to the reality that if we want to fix bridges and roads we have to be willing to pay for it. We can't just keep passing on deficits to our kids - and if inflation returns (that's why the markets have sunk the last week or so), the cost of servicing the deficit will go sky-high.
A 25 cent increase in the federal gas tax (which has remained the same for over 20 years because it's not indexed for inflation, even as cars have become more fuel efficient) is a responsible and fair way of getting the revenue needed for infrastructure.
You must not live in PA. Here, our gas prices are way higher than the national average because we have not only a federal tax, but also the highest state gas tax in the nation. An increase in the federal gas task will be a hardship for everyone, particular seniors.
This congress has no idea what a budget is. With a budget, you figure out first how much money you have BEFORE you decide what you want to spend and how much. You don't try to spend money you don't have and then try to find a way to pay for it.
Spending money, then attempting to recoup it through taxes is not going to work. Contrary to what these idiots think, there is no infinite amount of money they can wring from the taxpayers. Eventually, the taxpayers will have no more money to pay. Then what are these crooks going to do? Print more money? Yeah, that worked so well in countries which are now bankrupt.