Chamber Calls for Higher Fuel Taxes and Increased Use of Tolls

The United States Chamber of Commerce is calling for higher fuel taxes and a greater use of tolls, stating that these two things will help in compensating for what it calls the massive shortfall in government infrastructure spending. 

According to a study released by the National Chamber Foundation, federal funding will cover only half of the nation's transportation needs.  The study states that “current revenues at all levels of government– federal, state, and local– devoted to transportation investments are not sufficient to maintain or improve the nation's highways and transit systems.”