Time is Running Out... Tell Congress to Fix The Highway Trust Fund!

The current funding authorization for the federal highway and transit program expires on May 31. The continued precarious financial situation with the Highway Trust is also creating uncertainty. More can kicking isn’t an option. It’s time for Congress to take action. You can use our tools to tell them why:

Over the past 10 years, on average, the federal highway program has provided 52 cents of every $1 dollar invested by state DOTs in highway and bridge capital improvements.
As a result, the trust fund has suffered five revenue shortfalls between 2008 and 2014.
The next Highway Trust Fund cash crisis is expected to occur in summer 2015.
The lack of clarity about federal surface transportation funding hinders the ability of the states to plan and the private sector to deliver needed infrastructure improvements.

Tell Your Congressman and Senators to FIX THE HIGHWAY TRUST FUND NOW:

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Fix the Highway Trust Fund & Pass Long-Term Transportation Bill!

Dear Official,

The failure of Congress to act on a long-term revenue solution for the Highway Trust Fund is hurting me, my family and hundreds of thousands of others who build, maintain and manage the nation’s transportation infrastructure.
 
It is disgraceful that Congress has passed more than 30 temporary extensions of transportation funding, which is whipsawing state and local planning.  I hope you are fully aware that since 2008, Congress has added over $50 billion to our children’s debt just to maintain current road and transit funding.  That’s generational theft.  And it’s wrong!   
 
Congress doesn’t need more time to figure this out.  Just do your job!  The federal gas tax rate hasn’t been raised since 1993.  A 15 cent increase, which would cost the average driver less than $100 annually, would get the program back on track for at least the next decade.  And don’t tell me the gas tax is not sustainable because cars are more fuel efficient and people are driving less.  CAFÉ standards have been slowly tempering HTF receipts since they were first enacted in 1975.  That’s not news.  And it’s not a reason to dismiss the gas tax as a reliable and predictable funding mechanism.  Check out the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s latest forecast.  They believe motor fuel use will be stable for the next decade due to a growing population and economy.
 
My family and work colleagues are watching what you do… and will be voting accordingly in 2016.

Sincerely, Your Name

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Time is Running Out... Tell Congress to Fix The Highway Trust Fund!

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Fix the Highway Trust Fund &amp; Pass Long-Term Transportation Bill!

Fix the Highway Trust Fund & Pass Long-Term Transportation Bill!