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Transportation Construction Coalition evokes Reagan in ads calling for Congress to fix Highway Trust Fund
Members of the Transportation Construction Commission (TCC) continue their promotional efforts to urge Congress to fix the Highway Trust Fund with their latest ad campaign evoking President Ronald Reagan’s philosophy on transportation infrastructure. The group, co-chaired by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association and the Associated General Contractors of America, is running a series […]
June 19, 2015
Roadbuilding
Reps using former President Reagan to push for gas tax increase
A bipartisan pair of House members are attempting to build support for a federal gas tax increase by using former President Ronald Reagan. The tax was increased in 1982, or two years into the Reagan administration. The move has remained extremely popular among conservatives, and it has not changed since 1993 – four years after […]
December 3, 2014
Roadbuilding
A Farewell to Ray Barnhart
Ray Barnhart was an advocate for fair and efficient governance and dealing with problems when they come due.
September 8, 2013
Roadbuilding
Financial District
Transportation stakeholders expecting a comprehensive bill anytime soon could be disappointed, and it is worth recalling what President Ronald Reagan, originally an opponent of a higher gas tax, said in a radio Address to the Nation on proposed legislation for a highway and bridge repair program on November 27, 1982. It fits today’s situation like a glove.
October 1, 2010
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