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Fixing a Flat
July 7, 2014 – According to NSSGA, the Senate Finance Committee is targeting this week to decide on how to temporarily fix the Highway Trust Fund. The Congressional Budget Office estimated June 27 that the Highway Trust Fund will require a $6.6 billion infusion of cash to continue uninterrupted payouts to the states through the end of the year and…
Read MoreRally for Roads Features NSSGA Members
The Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) Fly-In and third Rally for Roads was held June 11 in Washington, D.C., and featured numerous members of the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA). The Rally for Roads was intended to highlight the need for Congress to address the anticipated insolvency of the Highway Trust Fund, which could occur as early as mid-July. Congress must pass a…
Read MoreNSSGA Young Leaders: Greetings from Palm Springs
Members of the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association’s (NSSGA) Young Leaders (YL) gathered at the Riviera Palm Springs Resort & Spa in Palm Springs, Calif., in April for their annual meeting. Once again, I had the pleasure of attending such a great networking and informative event. Things kicked off with the Chairman’s Welcome and Mark S. Walsh Reception on…
Read MoreMemphis Stone’s Parks Testifies Before Congress
Alan Parks shared his company’s experiences with water permitting regulations. Find out about the caution he issued regarding regulatory overreach.
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Alan Parks, vice president, Memphis Stone & Gravel Co., Memphis, Tenn., testified before Congress on behalf of the aggregates industry and NSSGA, sharing his company’s experiences with water permitting regulations. Congratulations, Alan, you are a Rock Star!
Read MoreWRRDA Report Approved by House
The U.S. House of Representatives approved the conference report on water resources legislation by a vote of 412 to 4. Six months of intense negotiations between House and Senate conferees produced a bipartisan bill aimed at reforming and streamlining an outdated bureaucracy, increasing flexibility for public-private investment and eliminating earmarks. The Senate may vote on the conference report by the…
Read MoreKey Senate Committee Passes Transportation Bill
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee unanimously approved S.2322, the MAP-21 Reauthorization Act, a long-term bipartisan bill to reauthorize the nation’s transportation programs for six years at current funding plus inflation, illustrating broad bipartisan support for passage by the full Senate.
Read MoreSenate Committee Touts Six-Year Transportation Bill
May 14 – According to the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA), leaders of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released a bipartisan, six-year surface transportation bill May 12 that would maintain spending on federal-aid highways at current levels plus inflation.
Read MoreMichael Johnson
May 13, 2014 – In the April 18 issue of CEO Update, a premier resource on association news and people, NSSGA’s President and CEO Mike Johnson was interviewed at NSSGA’s headquarters and was characterized as “jumping in head first” in assuming his role at the association, and within seven months had completed a member survey and a new strategic plan. Congratulations…
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