AASHTO Praises proposal for infrastructure improvement, jobs impact.
Press Release Summary:
John Horsley, AASHTO Executive Director, praised National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform on releasing its final proposal that includes recommendation to increase per gallon gas tax by 15 cents between 2013 and 2015 to support essential transportation infrastructure improvements. Citing highway and transit system safety as well as job creation, Horsley was also pleased that this report emphasized "vital link between transportation and balancing the federal deficit."
Original Press Release:
AASHTO Salutes Final Report from the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
Statement by John Horsley - AASHTO Executive Director
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - AASHTO salutes the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform on the release of its final proposal that includes a recommendation to gradually increase the per gallon gas tax by 15 cents between 2013 and 2015 to support essential transportation infrastructure improvements.
"We are also encouraged that the report emphasizes the vital link between transportation and balancing the federal deficit," said John Horsley, executive director of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. "This crucial investment in transportation will pay huge dividends in the form of safer highways and transit systems for generations to come, while creating and sustaining hundreds of thousands of good paying jobs today."
The Commission's report states that without new Highway Trust Fund revenue, policymakers will be forced to impose highway and transit program cuts that would reduce payrolls and impede economic growth.
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
