John Horsley responds to Obama's FY 2013 budget proposal.

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AASHTO Executive Director, John Horsley, issued statement upon release of President Barack Obama's Fiscal Year 2013 budget. AASHTO is encouraged to see continued support for multiyear, fully funded surface transportation bill. With Senate and House of Representatives also moving ahead on surface transportation bills, real progress is being made on reauthorization that will provide states with certainty they need to plan the right projects for their communities.



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Statement on Release of President Obama's FY 2013 Budget Proposal



by John Horsley, Executive Director

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

WASHINGTON - AASHTO Executive Director John Horsley today issued the following statement upon the release by President Barack Obama of his Fiscal Year 2013 budget:

"We are encouraged to see in the president's budget continued support for a multiyear, fully funded surface transportation bill," Horsley said. "With the Senate and the House of Representatives also moving ahead on surface transportation bills this week, we see real progress on reauthorization that will provide states with the certainty they need to plan the right projects for their communities and that enable states to deliver projects faster."

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 twitter.com/aashtospeaks.

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