America has always been a nation on the move. But an aging and crumbling transportation system is not only slowing Americans down, it’s reducing productivity, undermining our ability to move products across the country and around the world, and increasing congestion and air pollution.
Our transportation system is a tremendous national asset we’ve built up over generations. It has fueled economic growth, enhanced our competitiveness, and created a lot of good jobs. If well-maintained, it can continue to deliver outstanding benefits to all Americans.
America’s transportation system is badly in need of investment. But how do we pay for it?
The simplest, most effective short-term solution is to increase the gas tax, which hasn’t been raised since 1993, even as people drive less and cars become more fuel efficient. And what better time for a small, phased-in increase then when gas prices are tumbling at the pump? It’s a good investment for America, its citizens, and its businesses.
But Americans have every right to insist that any increase comes with guarantees that the money will be spent for its intended purposes, spent wisely on genuine priority projects, and will result in an improvement to our quality of life.
Taxpayers shouldn’t have to bear the entire burden—we need to remove barriers that prevent us from leveraging up to $250 billion in private capital for transportation projects.
Adequate funding is only one of the Chamber’s transportation priorities. We also support:
Americans from coast to coast and from the left and right agree that America’s infrastructure is failing.
Voters Say Federal Investment Would Create Jobs, Help American Businesses
It takes technology and unique skills to match shipments with shippers and make supply chains work.
Reliable, predictable, and stable supply chains are essential to U.S. global competitiveness.
When members of Congress go home, it's no vacation.
2017 is off to a busy start for the U.S. Chamber.
America’s infrastructure is the safest investment our nation can make. But investing means more than tossing money at the problem.
Make no mistake about it – the aviation industry has been and will continue to be under assault from cyber criminals around the globe.
The latest findings are a striking confirmation of what we already know: America’s infrastructure is in desperate need of repair.
Improving our infrastructure will be a key component in modernizing many parts of the country.
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