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All 19 Democratic governors join together to urge Congress to act on a highway bill soon
Every single Democratic governor in the U.S. has joined together to send Congress a letter urging lawmakers to finally pass a long-term transportation bill. The Democratic Governors Association (DGA) said in a press release that the unanimous letter—the first in years with full support—called for Congress to do more than just pass a transportation patch. The […]
October 21, 2015
Roadbuilding
Senate passes 3-month transportation funding extension and long-term DRIVE Act
The Senate worked double-time on transportation funding issues Thursday, passing the House’s $8 billion, three-month extension (H.R. 3236) and its own DRIVE Act (H.R. 22). The extension, the 34th such measure since 2008, now moves on to President Obama for his signature to keep the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) financed until Oct. 29. The extension […]
July 31, 2015
Roadbuilding
Transportation funding solution still elusive during infrastructure forum
The need for updating and maintaining U.S. infrastructure work is a clear, agreed-upon issue, but the means of providing funds is still divisive, as evidenced by a recent infrastructure forum put on by the National Journal. During that forum last week, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) discussed […]
March 26, 2015
Roadbuilding
House passes $12.3 billion water resources bill; Senate passage would mark first water reauthorization in 7 years
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $12.3 billion water infrastructure reauthorization bill on Tuesday, The Hill reports. The conference version of the bill, dubbed the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) of 2014, would authorize funding for waterway projects, including construction and maintenance. If the Senate passes the bill, it will be the […]
May 20, 2014
Roadbuilding
Shuster, Boxer say highway bill is about jobs
Rep Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) and Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), both chair of their respective chamber’s transportation committee, on Thursday each reiterated President Obama’s message that the new highway bill is about job creation and retention, according to our sister site, Commercial Carrier Journal. Speaking to attendees at the 2014 American Association of State Highway and […]
March 2, 2014
Roadbuilding
Sen. Boxer anticipates Senate EPW to work on transportation bill by April
During last week’s hearing on MAP-21, Senate Environment and Public Works Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) said she hopes the committee will have a new transportation authorization bill by April, according to AASHTO Journal. Boxer said having the bill before her committee at an early date would give the Senate Finance Committee plenty of time to […]
February 18, 2014
Roadbuilding
Shuster responds to State of the Union: ‘We are still waiting for action’
Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), chairman of the House Transportation Committee, said Wednesday that President Obama failed to press critical transportation issues in Tuesday night’s State of the Union address. Shuster said that, although the president has previously discussed the importance of infrastructure investments, he did little to address improvements. “I welcome the President’s interest in […]
January 30, 2014
Roadbuilding
Shuster urges transportation leaders to ‘educate’ lawmakers on funding needs
Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) is urging transportation leaders to ‘educate’ lawmakers on what the industry needs in a new surface transportation funding bill. At the U.S. Conference of Mayor’s annual conference on Friday, Shuster, who is the chairman of the House Transportation Committee, said he needs transportation leaders to help show lawmakers what will be […]
January 27, 2014
Roadbuilding
Rep. Shuster wants transportation bill to hit House floor by August
House Transportation Committee Chairman Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) said during the committee’s surface transportation hearing on Tuesday that he wants the new transportation funding bill to go to the House floor by August, The Hill reports. The current transportation bill expires in September. Shuster said he is aiming for August so it will have a […]
January 15, 2014
Roadbuilding
House passes water infrastructure bill
The House on Wednesday night passed its version of a bill to reauthorize federal waterways spending, the Associated Press reports. The $8.2 billion measure — known  as H.R. 3080, or the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) — passed the House 417-3. It is the first waterways spending bill the House has passed in […]
October 24, 2013
Roadbuilding
House begins work on water bill
The House starts work Wednesday afternoon on its version of a bill that would reauthorize federal waterways funding for the first time in six years, according to a report from The Hill. The House Rules Committee yesterday made in order 24 amendments to H.R. 3080, also known as the Water Resources Reform and Development Act […]
October 23, 2013
Roadbuilding
House to vote on water infrastructure bill this week
The House will vote on its version of the water infrastructure bill Tuesday. The bill, known as the Water Resources and Reform Development Act (WRRDA), has an amendment deadline of 10 a.m. Eastern Time and a markup deadline of 5 p.m. Eastern Time, both on Tuesday. Transportation Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) promoted WRRDA last […]
October 21, 2013
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