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Roadbuilding
Senate Finance Committee hears opposing views on gas tax, emphasis on long-term transportation funding
Members of the Senate Finance Committee were presented with testimony stressing the need for long-term funding for transportation projects, but much like what was heard earlier in the week by the House Ways and Means Committee, the source of funding remains a divisive issue. In his opening remarks, Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) called passage […]
June 22, 2015
Roadbuilding
ARTBA and Building America’s Future respond to Obama’s State of the Union address
President Obama called for Congress to pass a “bipartisan infrastructure plan” during his Sate of the Union address on Tuesday night which has led to reaction from the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), as well as Building America’s Future co-chairs Ray LaHood and Ed Rendell. ARTBA President and CEO Pete Ruane released the […]
January 21, 2015
Roadbuilding
CBS’s ’60 Minutes’ spotlights America’s neglected infrastructure
In case you missed it, CBS’s “60 Minutes” did a feature on America’s neglected transportation infrastructure on Sunday. During the segment, 60 minutes talked to former transportation secretary of transportation Ray LaHood. “Our infrastructure’s on life supports right now. That’s what we’re on,” LaHood told 60 minutes. As the 60 minutes report points out, nearly […]
November 24, 2014
Roadbuilding
Ray LaHood: ‘We need a big pot of money’ to fix America’s roads and bridges
Continuing his “America is one big pothole” theme, former U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood used an appearance at a Caterpillar press event Wednesday night to lambast the present direction of U.S. transportation policy. Calling the 2-year transportation bill passed in 2012 “chintzy,” LaHood called upon Congress to think as roads as economic corridors. […]
October 31, 2014
Business
Former DOT Sec. LaHood: “We need a big pot of money” to fix America’s roads and bridges
Continuing his “America is one big pothole” theme, former U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood used an appearance at a Caterpillar press event Wednesday night to lambast the present direction of U.S. transportation policy. Calling the 2-year transportation bill passed in 2012 “chintzy,” LaHood called upon Congress to think as roads as economic corridors. […]
October 30, 2014
Roadbuilding
LaHood pushes for 10-cent gas tax hike during St. Louis visit
During a trip to St. Louis, Mo., on Tuesday, former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood pushed for a 10-cent-per-gallon gas tax increase, St. Louis Public Radio reports. LaHood is visiting the city to promote infrastructure investment and bring awareness to the state of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF), a primary source of funding for state and […]
July 2, 2014
Construction Equipment
Caterpillar hires former Transportation Sec. Ray LaHood
Caterpillar has hired former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to serve as a consultant, the company announced Thursday. Caterpillar says LaHood will “provide advice on policy related matters.” “[LaHood] will assist Caterpillar in developing corporate strategies focused on identifying solutions to specific policy and communications challenges Caterpillar faces in the increasingly complex policy and business environment,” […]
June 6, 2014
Roadbuilding
Former Transportation Secretary LaHood to serve as Caterpillar consultant
Former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will serve as a consultant to Caterpillar, Inc., the company announced Thursday. Caterpillar notes that LaHood will “provide advice on policy related matters.” “[LaHood] will assist Caterpillar in developing corporate strategies focused on identifying solutions to specific policy and communications challenges Caterpillar faces in the increasingly complex policy and business […]
June 5, 2014
Roadbuilding
Travel industry survey: ‘Crumbling infrastructure’ poses economic threat
The “crumbling infrastructure” in the U.S. threatens global competitiveness as well as job and economic growth, business leaders say. A survey conducted by Building America’s Future (BAF) and the U.S. Travel Association found that more than three-quarters of respondents said the state of the transportation infrastructure in the U.S. puts the nation at a competitive […]
May 23, 2014
Roadbuilding
LaHood touts fuel tax hike at transportation tech summit
Speaking to attendees of the ALK Transportation Technology Summit in Princeton, N.J., former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood made a case for raising the federal fuel tax by 10 cents a gallon and indexing the level to inflation going forward. With China building infrastructure at a rapid clip, “America is one big pothole,” he said. “It’s […]
May 21, 2014
Roadbuilding
Former DOT Chief LaHood joins infrastructure-focused investment firm
Former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has joined infrastructure-focused investment firm Meridiam, the company announced on Tuesday. LaHood, who served as Secretary of Transportation from 2009 until 2013, is now a senior advisor to Meridiam North America. He is responsible for providing strategic guidance to the firm. Meridiam’s CEO and founding partner Thierry Deau said the […]
May 20, 2014
Roadbuilding
LaHood: Congress will extend MAP-21 when current bill expires
Highway advocates — including the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), the Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC), Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and more — have been urging Congress to come up with a solution before the Highway Trust Fund, the main source of funding for state and local surface transportation projects, runs out, which could […]
March 25, 2014
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