The United States should consider exchanging the current federal gas tax for a 6 percent oil-security fee to fully fund the country's national infrastructure program.

America’s transportation infrastructure is crumbling and will cost billions to upgrade. Is continued spending on infrastructure a sound investment? Can it be done in a fiscally responsible way?

The United States needs an innovative transportation revenue mechanism that will help to stabilize gas prices, restore solvency to a broke and broken program, and help America rebuild its infrastructure and economy.

America’s transportation system is failing: infrastructure is crumbling and more than $100 billion is added annually to the national deficit. Without reform, this failure poses a significant threat to America's economic, energy, and environmental security.

Failure to reform the U.S. transportation system risks deepening the country's dependence on oil and eroding global economic competitiveness. Is there a long-term strategy that can stabilize gas prices, finance America's transportation infrastructure, and decrease the deficit?

As Congress debates where and how much to cut the budget, distinct guideposts for investment in the U.S. infrastructure can be used to end wasteful spending and foster long-term economic growth.

While there are many legitimate disagreements regarding how to cut the U.S. deficit, deep cuts to the national infrastructure is more likely to hurt the country's long-term economic growth.