Proposed Federal Gas Tax Holiday to Provide Little Relief, Risk Vital Infrastructure Projects
Maggie Kasperski, AASHTO Communications and Marketing Director 06/23/2022 0 COMMENTSWASHINGTON – The following is a formal statement from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials regarding a proposed three-month federal gas and diesel tax holiday. “While AASHTO certainly understands the desire to ease the financial burden on individuals and families across the country, suspending the federal gas tax will not come close […]
READ MOREAASHTO Continues Fight to Pass Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
Maggie Kasperski, AASHTO Communications and Marketing Director 10/01/2021 0 COMMENTSWASHINGTON – The following is a formal statement from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials regarding the failure to pass the bipartisan Senate infrastructure bill. “Yesterday’s inaction on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act isn’t just disappointing—it lapses our highway, transit, and highway safety programs and halts work on vital transportation infrastructure […]
READ MOREAASHTO Supports President Trump’s Message on Investing in Infrastructure
editor 02/05/2019 0 COMMENTSWASHINGTON – The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials applauds President Donald Trump for using his State of the Union address to call for greater investment in transportation infrastructure. “The President’s state of the Union Address is once again, making transportation infrastructure investment a top national priority,†said Jim Tymon, AASHTO executive […]
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AASHTO’s 2018 Washington Briefing Focuses on Transportation Investment
editor 02/28/2018 0 COMMENTSSenators Barrasso and Carper; Representatives Shuster and DeFazio; Sec. Chao, Speaking Today WASHINGTON – Hundreds of attendees from 45 state departments of transportation and the transportation industry are this week taking part in the 2018 American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials annual Washington Briefing being held at the Washington Court Hotel, just blocks […]
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AASHTO Looks Forward to Working with White House to Speed Project Delivery and Long-term Transportation Investment Strategies
editor 02/12/2018 0 COMMENTSWASHINGTON – The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials today issued the following statement in response to the public release of the long-anticipated White House infrastructure proposal. “State DOT leaders appreciate the president’s ongoing interest in, and support for, increased federal investment in infrastructure,” said Bud Wright, AASHTO executive director. “We hope the […]
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