Now is time to raise fuel 'user fee,' U.S. Chamber's Donohue urges Congress

摘要

Congress should put aside its philosophical differences and make a long-deferred investment in transportation infrastructure through a "dime or two" per-gallon increase in the federal fuel tax-that should be made more politically palatable by referring to it as a "user fee" rather than a tax. That was the word from Thomas Donohue, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in his annual "State of American Business" address to business leaders last month. "The state of American business is improving," he said. "America voted for a new direction, one that puts jobs and growth first and demands competence and leadership from government."