Contact your Reps – Visit Hardhats for Highways
Another week has passed without any progress for the House’s plan for passing a long-term highway & transit bill prior to the expiration of the current extension on Oct. 29. Although there have been reports of negotiations between House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) and Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on how to fund a long-term transportation bill, they have not yet reached a compromise. The Senate has already passed a six-year bill with three years of funding.
AGC members need to continue to contact your representative and urge them to pass a transportation bill and avoid any further short-term extensions. Please visit Hardhats for Highways to deliver that message. All members of the House of Representatives need to hear from their constituents that any further extensions are unacceptable
For more information, please contact Sean O’Neill at oneills@agc.org or (202) 547-8892.