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:
This letter was sent to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, on H.R. 2, the "INVEST in America Act."
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Chamber of Commerce Vice President of Transportation and Infrastructure Ed Mortimer issued the following statement today after the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published a final rule updating the hours of service rules:
This Hill letter was sent to Senators Krysten Sinema and Dan Sullivan, thanking them for introducing the Registered Traveler Modernization Act.
Amid the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting stay-at-home orders and national economic downturn, our nation’s gig economy companies have become a fundamentally essential part of many Americans’ daily lives – and an economic lifeline for many others.
Air travel is such a common part of daily life that it can seem mundane. But the truth is that aviation is a vibrant, innovative industry set to reach even greater heights.
Each year, the U.S. Chamber hosts 1,000 executive leaders from across the aviation and aerospace industries, including corporate CEOs, policymakers, and influencers from inside and outside of Washington, providing unparalleled opportunities for networking and business development.
Global travel, future technology, and workforce development are top of mind.
Chamber president, Suzanne Clark writes an op-ed in CNN Business on why funding NASA is a bipartisan issue and the potential effects it will have on the American economy for years to come.
C_Tec Policy Counsel Jordan Crenshaw breaks down how better infrastructure will impact businesses of all sizes across the country.
Carol Hallett, the leading executive of the U.S. Chamber's Aviation Summit, breaks down aviation trends and industry insights.
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