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Shuster Statement on the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) released the following statement on H.R. 5021, the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014, a bill introduced in the House by Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), and cosponsored by Shuster: “We have an immediate, critical need to address the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund and extend the current surface transportation law. This bill does that in a responsible way with policies that have all previously received strong bipartisan and bicameral support. If Congress fails to act, thousands of transportation projects and hundreds of thousands of jobs across the country will be at risk.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) released the following statement on H.R. 5021, the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014, a bill introduced in the House by Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), and cosponsored by Shuster: “We have an immediate, critical need to address the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund and extend the current surface transportation law. This bill does that in a responsible way with policies that have all previously received strong bipartisan and bicameral support. If Congress fails to act, thousands of transportation projects and hundreds of thousands of jobs across the country will be at risk. “By funding surface transportation programs through May 2015, this legislation provides certainty and stability for states, while also providing Congress time to continue working on a long-term funding solution and a surface transportation reauthorization bill. A shorter extension would guarantee a manufactured crisis in December when some might be inclined to play politics with these issues or use them as vehicles for unrelated policies that should be subject to the full and open debate they deserve. “This bill in no way precludes Congress from continuing to work on addressing a long-term funding solution, and a long-term reauthorization bill remains a top priority for the Transportation Committee. However, this legislation is the responsible solution at this time, ensures that we don’t play politics with these programs, and provides for making continued improvements to our surface transportation system.” Note: the Ways and Means Committee approved H.R. 5021 during a committee markup today. List of Supporting Organizations:
Associated General Contractors of America National Association of Manufacturers National Association of Manufacturers American Road & Transportation Builders Association Associated General Contractors of America American Farm Bureau Federation American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials International Union of Operating Engineers American Society of Civil Engineers Laborers International Union of North America National Association of Development Organizations NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association American Public Transportation Association Airports Council International–North America Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators Governors Highway Safety Association American Highway Users Alliance American Public Works Association American Council of Engineering Companies National Stone Sand and Gravel Association Transportation Intermediaries Association The American Society of Landscape Architects American Iron and Steel Institute National Utility Contractors Association American Concrete Pipe Association American Concrete Pavement Association National Ready Mixed Concrete Association National Asphalt Pavement Association Truckload Carriers Association American Association of Airport Executives International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) Safe Routes to School National Partnership Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals American Moving & Storage Association NATSO, representing America’s Truckstops and Travel Plazas National Recreation and Park Association Metropolitan Planning Council (Chicago, IL) American Traffic Safety Services Association SMART – Transportation Division PeopleForBikes – Business Network International Warehouse Logistics Association The National Industrial Transportation League The Coalition for America’s Gateways and Trade Corridors Association of Equipment Manufacturers Associated Equipment Distributors |