John Rose Supported 2017 Tennessee Gas Tax Increase That Failed to Generate Sufficient Revenue to Cover Road Projects

John Rose Supported 2017 Tennessee Gas Tax Increase That Failed to Generate Sufficient Revenue to Cover Road Projects

When campaigning for his first term in Congress, U.S. Representative John Rose (R-TN-06) publicly supported former Governor Bill Haslam's Improving Manufacturing, Public Roads, and Opportunities for a Vibrant Economy Act (IMPROVE) of 2017, which saw Tennessee gas taxes increase six cents over three years. Rose stated his public position on the gas tax hike during a Smith County event in August 2017, when he told Haslam, “I just want to say I app…