Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R- MO) and Committee Republicans will hold a roundtable on Thursday with key industry stakeholders to discuss the inflation crisis’ impacts on the Nation’s infrastructure.
“Inflation is hitting the pocketbook of every American, and it’s hitting the transportation and construction industries particularly hard," said Ranking Member Sam Graves. “As a result, inflation is eroding the value of the infrastructure law’s funding and causing states to delay or cancel projects. What’s worse, the President’s policies continue to fuel inflation and supply chain issues and create more red tape for infrastructure and energy projects. Committee Republicans are eager to hear from stakeholders about the challenges they face as inflation remains at historic levels, as infrastructure dollars decline in value, and as projects become more and more difficult to carry out."
Event Details:
T&I Committee Republican Roundtable on Inflation’s Impact on Infrastructure
Date & Time - 10:00 a.m. (EDT), Thursday, July 14, 2022
Location - 2167 Rayburn House Office Building
This event will also be livestreamed on the T&I Republicans’ website.
Note for media: reporters are welcome to attend in person and are requested to RSVP to Justin.Harclerode@mail.house.gov.
Roundtable Participants:
Karen Hubacz, President of Bond Construction Corporation and Chair of the National Stone Sand and Gravel Association
Harold Sumerford Jr., CEO of J&M Tank Lines and Chairman of the American Trucking Associations
George Palko, President and CEO of the Great Lakes Construction Company and member of Associated General Contractors of America
Robyn M. Boerstling, Vice President, Infrastructure, Innovation and Human Resources Policy, National Association of Manufacturers
Dr. Shawn Wilson, Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development and President of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
Shawn Talmedge, State Coordinator of the Virginia Department of Emergency Management
Councilman Luke Waddell, City of Wilmington, North Carolina
More information about the roundtable will be posted here as it becomes available.
Source: House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
