When Congress returns in September they will only have a few short weeks to deal the with reauthorization of the Highway and Transit programs. Failure to act by September 30 could lead to a shutdown similar to the recent FAA shut down. Both the programs and the gas taxes funding the program will expire on September 30. While there has been some talk that anti-tax groups could try to block the extension of the gas tax, it appears today that most if not all understand that the failure to extend the taxes would not save the government any money (it would actually add to the deficit), it would not guarantee any price relief would be felt at the pump, it would not give states any time to take over the program and it would be a chaotic way to terminate or modify the existing program.
We will continue to communicate with members of the House and Senate about this important issue. Please contact us if you hear from any member of Congress that they think blocking the extensions would be a good idea.
For more information, please contact Jeff Shoaf at (202) 547-3350 or shoafj@agc.org.
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