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Roadbuilding
Highway Trust Fund: Whoâs in and whoâs out in next Congress
[imagebrowser id=23]  The Republicans delivered quite a trouncing in the recent mid-term elections, and conventional wisdom says a Republican Senate, to go along with a Republican House, is probably good for trucking. On the regulatory front, certainly. As for the chances of a new, long-term transportation authorization and sustainable fix for the Highway Trust [âŚ]
November 19, 2014
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 [âŚ]
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 chamberâs transportation committee, on Thursday each reiterated President Obamaâs 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 [âŚ]
March 2, 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 Americaâs Future (BAF) and Bloomberg Government that âeconomically, itâs not the timeâ to increase the fuel tax, The Hill reports. [âŚ]
February 5, 2014
Roadbuilding
Shuster responds to State of the Union: âWe are still waiting for actionâ
Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), chairman of the House Transportation Committee, said Wednesday that President Obama failed to press critical transportation issues in Tuesday nightâs 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. âI welcome the Presidentâs interest in [âŚ]
January 30, 2014
Roadbuilding
Shuster urges transportation leaders to âeducateâ lawmakers on funding needs
Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) is urging transportation leaders to âeducateâ lawmakers on what the industry needs in a new surface transportation funding bill. At the U.S. Conference of Mayorâs 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 [âŚ]
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 committeeâs 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 [âŚ]
January 15, 2014
Roadbuilding
States Arenât Waiting Around for Federal Support
Itâs time for a holistic approach at the federal level.
December 4, 2013
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