Reported by Chris Marquette and Oriana Pawlyk for Politico
SURFACE BILL FUNDING PLEA: Several interest groups, including the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, the American Public Transportation Association and the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association, are calling on lawmakers writing the highway bill to provide greater than, or equal to, funding in the2021 infrastructure law.
The letter was sent to Graves, Cruz and others and stresses, “Sustained, predictable federal support is essential to addressing aging infrastructure, modernizing critical assets, and ensuring communities and businesses nationwide benefit from safe, reliable, and efficient transportation.”
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