But there is a broader, far more important policy issue that concerns user fees.
Let's get rid of the user fees, and of the need to jury-rig exemptions from them.
Currently, pharmaceutical firms pay "user fees" that help fund speedy approval of new medicines.
Their pitch: The big airlines would receive a government handout if user fees were implemented.
Clearly, the opposition to user fees in Congress, which has always been exceedingly strong, is becoming overwhelming.
The White House is asking for boosts not only in FDA user fees, but in greater funding overall.
User fees are a tax that discriminates against small companies, which cannot comfortably afford additional, up-front regulatory expenses.
User fees beyond what the community currently pays in fuel tax are not justified and could be counterproductive.
Be prepared: The topic of user fees for business jets will surface as politicians seek ways to increase government revenues.
Any conversation related to taxes is likely to be heated, and the discussion over aviation user fees is no exception.
But Cato Institute's Edwards suggests that the FAA funding should be privatized if it can be fully supported by user fees.
User fees, says Mary Peters, the secretary of transport, are a way to reduce congestion while raising revenue for other projects.
As manager of the Delta refuge, Howard Poitivint collected user fees from drilling companies and used the money to restore habitat.
There is no evidence - none at all - that user fees prevent patients in devloped countries from seeing a doctor.
As for Medicare insurance premiums, these user fees are to increase dramatically.
The Orphan Drug Act, enacted in 1982, provides incentives--including tax credits and exemption from user fees--for the development of drugs for rare diseases.
Formed in April, the group favors an increase in fuel tax instead, because the administrative costs of implementing user fees are too high.
"The idea of user fees is not a bad idea, " says Chris Edwards, director of tax policy studies at the Cato Institute in Washington.
In its place would be a mix of user fees and taxes that is more closely based on the costs to operate the system.
Expect proposals for increased user fees and alteration of the depreciation allowance for business aircraft, as well as other examples of Business Aviation being misunderstood.
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The private sector will invest money in projects and get it back in the shape of tolls, user fees, premium pricing or even tax breaks.
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The latest plan delivered to Gov. Mark Dayton shifted from using county sales taxes to user fees at the proposed stadium site in Arden Hills.
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In addition to renewing the prescription drug user fees, the FDA is seeking to create two new user fees for generic drugs and more complex biosimilars.
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Usually, this is done by cutting from the periphery, so things like athletics and arts lose funding or user fees are charged for some "nonessential" services.
Companies like ours are able to operate and maintain many public parks using just the user fees that are already paid at the gate, without taxpayer subsidies.
The new generic drug user fees would help minimize the backlog of 2, 500 generic drug applications awaiting review, as generic drugs continue to be on the rise.
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Tom Carper of Delaware said he would prefer to generate additional user fees to keep the travel system running at full capacity for the next five months.
The health and human services department has said any costs for the scheme would be covered by a deduction in federal user fees for the policy issuer.
The administration has proposed a host of increases in user fees and tobacco taxes to raise revenue that could offset higher spending, a strategy the Republicans deplore.
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