Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/key-senators-unveil-surface-transportation-principles/">Key Senators Unveil Surface Transportation PrinciplesKey Senators Unveil Surface Transportation Principles
May 26, 2011
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is inching closer to releasing a surface transportation authorization bill, which it hopes to mark up by the Fourth of July. This week the big four of the Environment and Public Works Committee, Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA), James Inhofe (R-OK), Max Baucus (D-MT), and David Vitter (R-LA) released......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/obama-cites-asce-report-card-calls-for-infrastructure-improvement/">Obama cites ASCE Report Card, calls for Infrastructure ImprovementObama cites ASCE Report Card, calls for Infrastructure Improvement
January 25, 2011
The state of the nation’s infrastructure took center stage tonight during the President’s State of the Union address. Among the proposals President Obama put forward for creating jobs and growing the economy is improving the nation’s infrastructure. President Obama wants to “win the future” and we can’t do it with a failing infrastructure. Citing the......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/amendment-to-block-trust-fund-diversions-fails/">Amendment to Block Trust Fund Diversions FailsAmendment to Block Trust Fund Diversions Fails
January 06, 2011
After a mighty effort by members of ASCE and other transportation and infrastructure organizations, Republicans this week voted to remove guarantees that gas tax revenue be used solely to fund surface transportation projects and that yearly appropriations do not have to be at their authorized levels. While this is is certainly a blow to transportation advocates, it is still......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/keep-the-trust-in-the-trust-fund-update/">Keep the TRUST in the Trust Fund – UPDATEKeep the TRUST in the Trust Fund – UPDATE
January 04, 2011
As we reported last week on this blog, incoming Republican House leadership is proposing a new rule for the 112th Congress that would strip out guarantees that federal gas taxes be used solely for authorized transportation purposes. ASCE and our coalition partners have been working to oppose this rule, and while it is still on......