Malliotakis: States Need to Pay More for Highways, Need to Make EVs Pay

May 15, 2026
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Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) just dropped a truth bomb on NewsNation's The Hill, arguing that states must pony up more cash for highway upkeep and that electric vehicles (EVs) need to start pulling their weight in the funding pot. With gas taxes drying up as EV adoption surges—thanks to mandates from the green zealots in D.C.—our crumbling infrastructure is staring down a multi-billion-dollar shortfall. Malliotakis nails it: if you're not burning fossil fuels, you shouldn't freeload off the drivers who are keeping the roads paved. This isn't just fiscal common sense; it's a direct shot at the hypocrisy of the EV push, where virtue-signaling elites dodge their share while the rest of us foot the bill. Zooming out, this ties straight into the 2A community's fight for self-reliance and resistance to overreach. Highways aren't just asphalt—they're lifelines for law-abiding gun owners hauling gear to the range, heading to rural retreats, or bugging out in a SHTF scenario. When states bleed dry from unfunded green fantasies, expect higher fees, tolls, and taxes that hit working-class patriots hardest, squeezing budgets already strained by ammo prices and mag bans. EVs, often subsidized by the same big-government machine gunning for our rifles, exacerbate the problem by eroding the user-pays model that keeps roads open for our trucks and SUVs. Malliotakis's call is a pro-2A win by proxy: fair funding preserves mobility, the ultimate enabler of Second Amendment exercise. Without reliable roads, how do you mobilize for defense or evade urban tyrants? The implications? This could spark a broader revolt against EV mandates, rallying fiscal conservatives and 2A stalwarts under a pay your way banner. Imagine red states leading with mileage taxes or weight-based fees that ding heavy EV trucks harder—leveling the field for gas-guzzling F-150s favored by shooters everywhere. It's a reminder that liberty thrives on practical infrastructure, not utopian dreams. Keep an eye on Malliotakis; she's fighting the good fight, one pothole at a time.

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Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) just dropped a truth bomb on NewsNation’s The Hill, arguing that states must pony up more cash for highway upkeep and that electric vehicles (EVs) need to start pulling their weight in the funding pot. With gas taxes drying up as EV adoption surges—thanks to mandates from the green zealots in D.C.—our crumbling infrastructure is staring down a multi-billion-dollar shortfall. Malliotakis nails it: if you’re not burning fossil fuels, you shouldn’t freeload off the drivers who are keeping the roads paved. This isn’t just fiscal common sense; it’s a direct shot at the hypocrisy of the EV push, where virtue-signaling elites dodge their share while the rest of us foot the bill.

Zooming out, this ties straight into the 2A community’s fight for self-reliance and resistance to overreach. Highways aren’t just asphalt—they’re lifelines for law-abiding gun owners hauling gear to the range, heading to rural retreats, or bugging out in a SHTF scenario. When states bleed dry from unfunded green fantasies, expect higher fees, tolls, and taxes that hit working-class patriots hardest, squeezing budgets already strained by ammo prices and mag bans. EVs, often subsidized by the same big-government machine gunning for our rifles, exacerbate the problem by eroding the user-pays model that keeps roads open for our trucks and SUVs. Malliotakis’s call is a pro-2A win by proxy: fair funding preserves mobility, the ultimate enabler of Second Amendment exercise. Without reliable roads, how do you mobilize for defense or evade urban tyrants?

The implications? This could spark a broader revolt against EV mandates, rallying fiscal conservatives and 2A stalwarts under a pay your way banner. Imagine red states leading with mileage taxes or weight-based fees that ding heavy EV trucks harder—leveling the field for gas-guzzling F-150s favored by shooters everywhere. It’s a reminder that liberty thrives on practical infrastructure, not utopian dreams. Keep an eye on Malliotakis; she’s fighting the good fight, one pothole at a time.

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