AASHTO Issues Praise for proposed transportation funding levels.
Press Release Summary:
AASHTO expressed strong support for proposed transportation funding levels in Senate's version of continuing resolution that would fund government operations through September 2013. In comment, AASHTO executive director Bud Wright said resolution "provides for the full funding of all the programs included in MAP-21" and added that continuing resolution recognizes U.S. economic recovery is dependent on MAP-21 funding levels and that "now is not the time to deviate from those levels."
Original Press Release:
AASHTO Praises Senate's Proposed Transportation Funding Levels in Continuing Resolution
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials today expressed support for proposed transportation funding levels in the Senate's version of a continuing resolution that would fund government operations through September 2013.
"We strongly support the transportation funding levels in the Senate's continuing resolution, which provides for the full funding of all the programs included in MAP-21," said Bud Wright, AASHTO executive director. "The Senate's continuing resolution recognizes that the nation's economic recovery remains dependent on the funding levels envisioned in MAP-21 and now is not the time to deviate from those levels."
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) is the “Voice of Transportation” representing State Departments of Transportation in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. AASHTO is a nonprofit, nonpartisan association serving as a catalyst for excellence in transportation. Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/aashtospeaks.
