The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee favorably recommended three federal agency leadership nominees for confirmation consideration – including Sean McMaster as administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), according to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. The other two nominees are John Busterud to be assistant administrator for the Office of Solid Waste of the Environmental…
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Senate Committee Gets Serious About Infrastructure
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee officially kicked off its transportation reauthorization efforts Jan. 28 with a hearing featuring panels consisting of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and the governors of Alabama and Vermont, as well as the South Dakota Secretary of Transportation, according to the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA).
Read MoreInhofe Commits to Highway Bill
Incoming chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) outlined his top two priorities – passage of a long-term highway bill and reining in EPA regulations, according to the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association.
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