The Trump Administration is expected to delay its timetable for unveiling infrastructure guidelines until after the State of the Union, lawmakers said Jan. 11.
01-11-2018 The President鈥檚 chief economic advisor on Oct. 25 raised the possibility of increasing the federal motor fuels tax next year to help pay for the Administration鈥檚 $1 trillion infrastructure plan.
10-25-2017 On March 8 the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing to examine infrastructure funding needs and options. The hearing was largely positive from NATSO’s perspective, as all participants recognized the critical need to invest money to repair and improve America’s roads and bridges, and also recognized the superiority of direct federal spending — for example, by raising the fuel excise tax — as opposed to “public private partnerships” which can lead to undesirable revenue-raising mechanisms such as tolling and rest area commercialization.
03-13-2017 Just days after President Trump reiterated his call for a $1 Trillion infrastructure package, the Administration convened a meeting of more than 15 federal agencies to begin formulating an official infrastructure proposal, including potential projects and funding options.
03-03-2017 In the first of what will surely be many Congressional hearings on highway policy this year, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee heard from executives at FedEx, Cargill, BMW, and Vermeer Corp., as well as the AFL-CIO. The hearing was widely bipartisan, and lawmakers called it a good first step in the process of developing a massive infrastructure plan. But it remains clear that Congress and the White House still have a long way to go before they can agree on a viable path forward to raise the necessary revenue to improve the nation’s transportation system.
02-02-2017 Elaine Chao, President-Elect Donald Trump鈥檚 nominee for Secretary of Transportation, said the Trump Administration would leverage private investment along with direct federal spending to address the nation鈥檚 infrastructure needs.
01-12-2017 黑料社区ANALYSIS: President-Elect Trump Supports a $1 Trillion Infrastructure Package. Is This Necessarily a Good Thing for Travel Plazas and Truckstops? As the trade association representing the America’s travel plazas […]
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