Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) released the following statement on H.R. 5021, the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014, a bill introduced in the House by Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), and cosponsored by Shuster:
“We have an immediate, critical need to address the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund and extend the current surface transportation law. This bill does that in a responsible way with policies that have all previously received strong bipartisan and bicameral support. If Congress fails to act, thousands of transportation projects and hundreds of thousands of jobs across the country will be at risk.
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Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) released the following statement on H.R. 5021, the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014, a bill introduced in the House by Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), and cosponsored by Shuster:
“We have an immediate, critical need to address the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund and extend the current surface transportation law. This bill does that in a responsible way with policies that have all previously received strong bipartisan and bicameral support. If Congress fails to act, thousands of transportation projects and hundreds of thousands of jobs across the country will be at risk.
“By funding surface transportation programs through May 2015, this legislation provides certainty and stability for states, while also providing Congress time to continue working on a long-term funding solution and a surface transportation reauthorization bill. A shorter extension would guarantee a manufactured crisis in December when some might be inclined to play politics with these issues or use them as vehicles for unrelated policies that should be subject to the full and open debate they deserve.
“This bill in no way precludes Congress from continuing to work on addressing a long-term funding solution, and a long-term reauthorization bill remains a top priority for the Transportation Committee. However, this legislation is the responsible solution at this time, ensures that we don’t play politics with these programs, and provides for making continued improvements to our surface transportation system."
Note: the Ways and Means Committee approved H.R. 5021 during a committee markup today.
List of Supporting Organizations:
Associated General Contractors of America
National Association of Manufacturers
National Association of Manufacturers
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
American Road & Transportation Builders Association
Associated General Contractors of America
National Retail Federation
American Trucking Association
U.S. Travel Association
American Farm Bureau Federation
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
NAACP
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
International Union of Operating Engineers
American Society of Civil Engineers
Laborers International Union of North America
National Association of Development Organizations
NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association
American Public Transportation Association
Airports Council International-North America
Transportation for America
Building America's Future
Smart Growth America
Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators
Governors Highway Safety Association
American Highway Users Alliance
American Public Works Association
American Council of Engineering Companies
National Stone Sand and Gravel Association
Transportation Intermediaries Association
The American Society of Landscape Architects
American Iron and Steel Institute
National Utility Contractors Association
American Concrete Pipe Association
American Concrete Pavement Association
National Ready Mixed Concrete Association
National Asphalt Pavement Association
Truckload Carriers Association
American Association of Airport Executives
International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association
Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)
Safe Routes to School National Partnership
League of American Bicyclists
Alliance for Biking & Walking
Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals
National Tank Truck Carriers
American Moving & Storage Association
NATSO, representing America’s Truckstops and Travel Plazas
National Recreation and Park Association
Metropolitan Planning Council (Chicago, IL)
American Traffic Safety Services Association
SMART - Transportation Division
Safe Kids Worldwide
PeopleForBikes - Business Network
PolicyLink
International Warehouse Logistics Association
The National Industrial Transportation League
The Coalition for America’s Gateways and Trade Corridors
Association of Equipment Manufacturers
Portland Cement Association
Associated Equipment Distributors
National Electrical Contractors Association
National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
Source: House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
