Washington Post Calls for Gas Tax Increase

July 12, 2019 – The Washington Post Editorial Board called on Congress to increase the federal user fee on gallons of gasoline to support infrastructure. The column suggests that there may be growing public support for lawmakers to increase this fee to fund infrastructure. According to the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA), the Post reported that 31 of 50 states have increased motor…

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Highways With a THUD

July 1, 2019 – The House of Representatives last week passed a major spending package, HR3055, containing $87.7 billion in Fiscal Year 2020 appropriations for Transportation-Housing and Urban Development (THUD). This “minibus” package – composed of four other appropriations bills in addition to THUD – was the second of three packages considered by the House for FY 2020, and passed the chamber…

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Pennsylvania’s Kelly Calls for Infrastructure Investment

Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.,) gave a five-minute oral statement during the House Ways & Means Committee’s Members’ Day Hearing on Tuesday, June 4. Kelly’s testimony focused on the need for infrastructure investment in his district in northwestern Pennsylvania and across the United States, according to the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association.

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Infrastructure Week, Day Four

May 16, 2019 – The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and its member companies led the charge during a very busy week of infrastructure advocacy in Washington, D.C. On Tuesday morning, AEM President Dennis Slater moderated a panel as part of the 2019 American Road & Transportation Builder Association (ARTBA) Federal Issues Program. The discussion focused on the industry’s infrastructure priorities and featured…

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Infrastructure Week, Day Two

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi May 14, 2019 – Today, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will address nearly 500 transportation design and construction executives, and labor union officials attending the annual Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) Washington Fly-In. Speaker Pelosi is expected to detail highway and transit investment policy issues, including the $2 trillion infrastructure investment proposal she discussed April 30 with President Donald Trump and…

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Highway Materials Group: We are Heading for a Cliff

The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) and other members of the Highway Materials Group (HMG) are renewing the push for increased highway funding during Infrastructure Week 2019, May 13-17. HMG member companies supply the materials and equipment that build and maintain the nation’s roads, highways and bridges.

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