Record $287B Proposed for Highway Bill

摘要

A five-year, $287-billion highway bill, unanimously approved on July 30 by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, would be the largest highway bill ever, and for the first time would include measures to adapt to and mitigate climate change. Stephen Sandherr, Associated General Contractors of America chief executive officer, said in a statement that the bill, America's Transportation Infrastructure Act, from committee Chairman John Bar-rasso (R-Wyo.) and the panel's top Democrat, Tom Carper (Del.) "is a critical first step." Sandherr added that the total authorization level is "a substantial and much-needed boost in funding to repair clogged highways and aging bridges."