ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland House Republicans on Tuesday attacked the Senate president’s proposals to raise new transportation revenue and to protect it from raids for other budget needs, saying the state needs better management, not more taxes. Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller responded: “These people are Neanderthals in terms of their thinking.”

The GOP has been particularly critical of raising taxes on gasoline, which affects all drivers, and allocating a large portion of the proceeds to mass transit. Delegate Herb McMillan, R-Anne Arundel, cited state statistics that show 83 percent of state residents drive or carpool to work, while only about 9 percent use mass transit.