As 黑料社区members crisscrossed Capitol Hill to advocate for long-term, sustainable infrastructure funding, Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao said the Administration continues to evaluate nearly 16 funding mechanisms for boosting infrastructure revenues.
05-18-2018 Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, said that he won’t rule out raising the motor fuels tax as a means of increasing infrastructure revenues. Senator Thune’s comments came just days after White House officials told a group of moderate House lawmakers that they are considering a gas tax hike to help offset President Trump鈥檚 infrastructure proposal.
11-01-2017 Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) have filed a bill鈥攖he Transportation Empowerment Act鈥攖hat would gradually eliminate the fuel tax to fund federal transportation projects.
06-12-2015 Members of the House and Senate introduced several pieces of legislation aimed at shoring up the dwindling Highway Trust Fund before current highway law expires May 31.
04-17-2015 House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R.-Pa.) said Congress will get a long-term highway bill done this year but not before current highway funding expires at the end of May, according to published reports. Rep. Shuster also said that raising the gas tax to pay for a long-term bill would be impossible.
04-10-2015 The Obama Administration said it will consider any proposals that Congress approves to pay for transportation, including proposals that increase the gas tax. However, the White House stopped short of endorsing a fuel tax increase and reiterated its support for corporate tax reform as the best option for fixing the Highway Trust Fund.
01-08-2015 House Transportation Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) said passing a highway bill to pay for the nation鈥檚 infrastructure construction and maintenance is a top priority in 2015, however he ruled out a motor fuels tax increase as a means of paying for it.
01-02-2015 Virginia fuel retailers are reminded that effective Jan. 1, Virginia鈥檚 gas tax will increase 5.1 cents to 16.2 cents per gallon.
12-11-2014 President Barack Obama said he would 鈥減otentially鈥� support an increase in the gas tax, but indicated that Congress should consider a less political and more sustainable revenue source for funding highway infrastructure.
12-05-2014 Several state legislatures are expected to take up the issue of whether to impose special fees on hybrid and electric vehicles in 2015 as a means of generating revenue for highway construction and maintenance, Bloomberg BNA reported.
11-24-2014 Increasing the motor fuels tax is the most straightforward and effective way to raise money for the Highway Trust Fund the President of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce told Congress.
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