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Tag: Former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood
Roadbuilding
Travel industry survey: āCrumbling infrastructureā poses economic threat
The ācrumbling infrastructureā in the U.S. threatens global competitiveness as well as job and economic growth, business leaders say. A survey conducted by Building Americaās 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 [ā¦]
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, āAmerica is one big pothole,ā he said. āItās [ā¦]
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. Meridiamās CEO and founding partner Thierry Deau said the [ā¦]
May 20, 2014
Roadbuilding
Shuster rules out gas tax hike for highway funding; LaHood continues push for 10-cent gas tax hike
Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) has has pulled a federal gas tax hike off the table of options for transportation funding. Shuster, chairman of the House Transportation Committee, said Tuesday at an event hosted by Building Americaās Future (BAF) and Bloomberg Government that āeconomically, itās not the timeā to increase the fuel tax, The Hill reports. [ā¦]
February 5, 2014
Roadbuilding
Chamber of Commerce president calls for gas tax increase
Less than a week after former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood suggested a 10-cent-per-gallon tax hike, the idea of a fuel tax increase is getting more buzz. Thomas Donohue, president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, said Monday at a breakfast hosted by The Christian Science Monitor that Congress should consider raising the federal gas tax, [ā¦]
October 22, 2013
Roadbuilding
LaHood suggests 10-cent-per-gallon gas tax hike
Former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has suggested raising the gas tax by 10 cents per gallon. LaHood said this week that Congress should increase the federal gas tax, which has been 18.4 cents per gallon since 1993, to 28.4 cents per gallon, The Hill reports. DC radio station WAMU 88.5 notes that LaHood said at [ā¦]
October 17, 2013
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