Statement Relating to Senate
Passage of the DRIVE Act
The following is a statement from Transportation Construction Coalition Co-chairs Pete Ruane, president & CEO of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association, and Stephen Sandherr, chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors […]
Tag: Obama
Highway Bill Happenings…
The House approved a three-month extension before leaving for its summer vacation. That was yesterday.
Today: Senate approves six-year highway bill.
THE HILL Reports:
The Senate passed its long-term highway bill Thursday, though their work on federal infrastructure funding isn’t over.
Senators voted 65-34 […]
From THE HILL: House approves $8 billion highway funding extension
By Keith Laing – 07/15/15 04:25 PM EDT
The House voted Wednesday to approve an $8 billion bill to extend federal transportation funding until December.
The funding extension was approved in a 312-119 vote.
The legislation now goes to the Senate, which is […]
AEM statement on Senate’s Keystone XL Pipeline vote
Dennis Slater, president of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), released the following statement following the Senate’s vote on Monday to take up legislation to approve construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline:
“I want to thank members of Congress – again […]
ASCE Reports: USDOT Announces Plans to Change Payment Schedule to States Starting August 1
On Tuesday,July 1, 2014, President Obama addressed a group of transportation advocates, including ASCE’s President Randy Over, P.E., F.ASCE, near Key Bridge in Washington, D.C. where he urged Congress to act to prevent insolvency of the federal highway program. “I […]