According to a report from Bloomberg, President Trump plans to release his long-promised infrastructure proposal in early January, citing a senior administration official.
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ARTBA Chides Congress for Ignoring Highway Trust Fund
A leading transportation infrastructure group criticized the recently passed House tax bill for failing to address the looming insolvency of the Highway Trust Fund in 2021 and the “$1,000 per year ‘hidden tax’ borne by every American household due to ever increasing traffic congestion on the Interstate highways.”
Read MoreReports: Trump Says Tax Reform Can Pay for Infrastructure
President Trump told members of the tax-writing Senate Finance Committee that lawmakers can find funds to pay for a major infrastructure investment program out of a pending tax overhaul, and could perhaps combine those measures, according to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
Read MoreAED Delivers Message to Congress
Congress can no longer shirk its constitutional responsibility to invest in our country’s crumbling infrastructure, Associated Equipment Distributors’ (AED) President and CEO Brian P. McGuire told a House panel.
Read MoreLet Me Tell You a Thing or Two
Oct. 2, 2017 – At the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association’s Fall Legislative Policy Forum in Washington, D.C., I had the pleasure of meeting Rep. Rodney Davis of Illinois. We had a great discussion and I told him a thing or two – however there was really no need to, he is already a huge supporter of proper infrastructure funding.…
Read MoreNSSGA Members Face Off With Congress
Hundreds of people from aggregates operations all around the country are gathered in Washington, D.C., for The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association’s (NSSGA) Legislative & Policy Forum/Fall Board Meeting. Reps. Bill Huizenga (R-Mich.) and Bob Gibbs (R-Ohio), were two of several lawmakers who met with attendees during the second day of professional development, networking and meetings with members of Congress.
Read MoreCalling on Capitol Hill
NSSGA& Legislative Policy Forum to Take Message to Congress. By Mark S. Kuhar
Read MoreCongressional Representatives Visit Quarries
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas), chairman of the House Rules Committee, visited Martin Marietta’s Southwest, Cement and Southwest Ready Mix divisional headquarters office in Dallas on Aug. 23.
Read MoreNew Video from NSSGA: A Rock Products Exclusive
August 10, 2017 – The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) will hold its first Legislative Policy Forum in Washington, D.C., Sept. 24-28. It will be held at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill. NSSGA also just released a new video featuring three members of Congress – Reps. Sam Graves (R-Mo.), Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) and Jeff Denham (R-Calif.) – touting the importance of infrastructure investment.…
Read MoreSaudi Arabia Wants to Invest in U.S. Infrastructure
May 15, 2017 – Saudi Arabia is planning to do what Congress won’t: invest in U.S. infrastructure development, according to media reports. The kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund is set to announce the $40 billion plan. Saudi Arabia has reportedly been expressing an interest in investing in energy, industry, infrastructure and technology for months. Saudi Arabia, the world’s top crude exporter, made…
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