AASHTO Touts Obama Speech for transportation investment.
Press Release Summary:
In his statement concerning President Barack Obama's continued attention towards transportation investment, AASHTO Executive Director John Horsley noted that such investment called for is "best achieved through a robust, multiyear highway and transit reauthorization bill." Such a milestone, he added, will not come easy, and the objective will now be to "turn his words into bipartisan Congressional action that will lead to a highway and transit bill that works for America."
Original Press Release:
AASHTO Touts Obama Speech Calling for Greater Transportation Investment
Statement by: John Horsley, AASHTO Executive Director
(WASHINGTON DC) - The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials today thanked President Barack Obama for continuing to shine a national spotlight on the critical issue of transportation investment. Not since President Dwight D. Eisenhower, championed the construction of a national Interstate Highway System has a president spoken as often about the need to invest in the nation's essential surface transportation networks.
"I hope America was listening Monday to the President's speech at Forsyth Technical Community College in Winston-Salem, North Carolina," said John Horsley, AASHTO executive director. "The President warned that America is in danger of falling behind in the race for the future and he called for greater investment in America's infrastructure - roads, railways, runways, and information superhighways - to create jobs and economic growth."
"The kind of investment the President is calling for is best achieved through a robust, multiyear highway and transit reauthorization bill," Horsley said. "We know accomplishing this critical milestone won't be easy, however AASHTO is encouraged by the President's consistent support. The objective now will be to turn his words into bipartisan Congressional action that will lead to a highway and transit bill that works for America."
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
