The Koch brothers are against a $0.25 gasoline tax hike that would pay for planned infrastructure construction, according to a new report in the Washington Post. “I urge you to oppose the 25-cent gasoline tax increase to fund infrastructure legislation,” Philip Ellender, head of government and public affairs at Koch Companies Public Sector, told members of Congress in a letter last week. “Just as many Americans are starting to see more money in their pockets from tax reform, ask yourself: Does the government want to take back a large portion of this tax relief to pay for more government spending?” President Donald Trump proposed the 25-cent tax hike several times during a closed-door meeting earlier this month, Senator Thomas R. Carper (D-Del.) told reporters. Even before the meeting, Americans for Prosperity and Freedom Partners – both Koch-funded groups – had announced their opposition to the tax hike, which would […]