Transportation spending is a win-win proposition.
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Transportation funding is a win-win for everyone involved.
How we fund transportation in this country is broken. You all pay a gasoline tax, right? Well, cars go farther, we get electric cars, and so on. And then we do more with the money than just build roads. We do bike lanes and mass transit.
For every $1 billion we invest in public transportation, we create 30,000 jobs, save thousands of dollars a year for each commuter, and dramatically cut greenhouse gas emissions.
The reality about transportation is that it's future-oriented. If we're planning for what we have, we're behind the curve.
Especially today, given the tight fiscal situation that many States and localities face, the use of transportation facilities that pay for themselves without additional Federal funding is essential.
Beyond highways and roads, we need more money for mass transit, intercity passenger rail and freight rail. We have a long way to go to bridge the funding gaps.
Every bit of money that we can bring from our federal transportation budget in Washington back here to Stewart Airport will benefit our local economy and our local residents.
The United States transportation system is the envy of the world.
You have got to connect your land use decisions with transportation decisions.
Let's give people more incentives to get fuel efficient vehicles.
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