Issue Position: The Transportation Empowerment Act

Issue Position

Americans deserve a transportation system that allows states to respond to the needs of their communities and to build infrastructure that results in less traffic, shorter commutes, more affordable homes, and opportunities for families to better manage work-life balance. The TEA Act achieves this through greater local control, better-targeted projects, and improved infrastructure at lower costs. It will connect where people want to live with where they need to work.
*Reduces federal gas tax to 3.7 cents from 18.4 cents
*Gives states greater control over highway and transit programs
*Improves state response time to infrastructure problems, such as traffic congestion
*Creates jobs and increases economic growth
*Incentivizes opportunities for new and creative transit solutions

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