Political Coffee 12-22-25 OR D's playing rope a dope with R's by floating gas tax repeal if R's will work with them and Coast Guard only wants IBR comments from people who use the river

Dems playing rope a dope with R’s by saying they are gonna repeal Kotax’s gas tax increase if R’s will work with them: https://www.sweethomenews.com/confronted-by-a-grassroots-backlash-democrats-consider-repealing-unpopular-gas-tax-hike/ Coast Guard only wants IBR comments from people who will use the bridge for maritime traffic and not the rest of us. Is the fix in? https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/12/us-coast-guard-seeks-public-comment-on-new-interstate-5-bridge-but-not-from-everyone.html