Congress
Congress explores highway funding sources in hearings
Both chambers of Congress explored sources to fund a surface transportation bill during hearings on Capitol Hill, the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) reports. The House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on the long-term financing of… Keep Reading
House Speaker’s comments point to short-term highway bill
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) indicated Congress would likely have to pass a short-term highway bill, according to the Wall Street Journal. “There’s a conversation going on between Democrats and Republicans, House and Senate, over how to deal with the… Keep Reading
Advocates take action for highway reauthorization at TCC Fly-In
More than 500 individuals gathered in Washington, D.C., April 14-15 for the TCC Fly-In to urge Congress to take action on highway reauthorization before MAP-21 expires May 31. Those who attended represented 31 national associations and construction unions. The event… Keep Reading
House committee to discuss highway bill reauthorization
House Republicans scheduled a hearing on infrastructure funding as the May 31 expiration date of the federal highway bill approaches. According to The Hill, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is scheduled to meet March 17 to discuss the reauthorization… Keep Reading
Highway funding: Gaining momentum
Legislators are actively formulating plans to shore up the Highway Trust Fund. The aggregates industry has been asking for another multi-year transportation infrastructure bill for years, and talk of one has heated up in recent months in Washington. Here’s a… Keep Reading
Majority of House calls on Congress to create long-term highway bill
A majority of both Republicans and Democrats signed a letter initiated by Reps. Reid Ribble, R-Wisc., Dan Lipinski, D-Ill., and Tom Reed, R-N.Y., to Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., urging Congress to develop a long-term… Keep Reading
Transportation secretary completes tour promoting long-term highway bill
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx completed a four-day bus tour in Washington, D.C., to urge Congress to act on a long-term transportation bill. While traveling through five states – Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia –Foxx visited universities,… Keep Reading
Transportation secretary to promote Obama proposal on four-day tour
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx is embarking on a four-day bus tour starting Feb. 17 to highlight the importance of investing in America’s infrastructure, as well as to encourage Congress to act on a long-term transportation infrastructure bill. According to the… Keep Reading
Tax increase prevention
Find out which tax extenders aggregate producers will be afforded in preparation for filing 2014 taxes. Congress has passed and the president has signed into law the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014, the so-called “tax extenders” that retroactively extended… Keep Reading
