Issue Position: Solving our Transportation Problems

Issue Position

Everyday I commute from my home in Montross to Washington or throughout the First District, and I can tell you -- I see the transportation needs first-hand. I am fighting to get more of the taxes Virginians pay at the gas pump that go into federal coffers returned to Virginia. I have also introduced the Highway Reinvestment Act, legislation to require that we invest the highway trust fund dollars in interest-bearing accounts, as was done for so many years in the past.

I believe another key to alleviating transportation issues is the increased use of commuter rail, and I am a strong supporter of the Virginia Railway Express (VRE) and the addition of a 3rd rail line from Fredericksburg to Washington.

Telework is another tool that will help alleviate our transportation problems. Not only does it save energy, it keeps folks off the already crowded roads. In 2009 I secured language in the House Defense Authorization Bill that requires the Department of Defense to work with the Office of Personnel Management and the General Services Administration to identify two sites in the Washington Metropolitan Area for a pilot program to allow secure telework opportunities for federal employees working on classified networks.

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