Lobbyist: Now's the time for funding bill

A top lobbyist for the transportation construction industry says if both House and Senate committees don't have a new six-year highway reauthorization bill ready by June, it's unlikely to happen in 2011 and might well be put off until 2013. Both houses of Congress have indicated that they...

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Published inFleet Owner Vol. 106; no. 5; p. 14
Main Author Mele, J M
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Nashville Endeavor Business Media 01.05.2011
Subjects
Bills
Energy consumption
Federal funding
Funding
Head Start project
Highway construction
Infrastructure
Lobbyists
Tax revenues
Transportation
Trust funds
United States > US
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Summary:A top lobbyist for the transportation construction industry says if both House and Senate committees don't have a new six-year highway reauthorization bill ready by June, it's unlikely to happen in 2011 and might well be put off until 2013. Both houses of Congress have indicated that they want to pass a transportation funding bill this year, as has the Obama Administration, but views on funding levels vary widely, said Dave Bauer of the American Road and Transportation Builders Assn.
ISSN:1070-194X