House Republicans Show Support for Multiyear Bill

AGC joined forces with Reps. Reid Ribble (R-Wis.) and Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) to circulate a letter to Republicans in the House of Representatives calling on Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.), and Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to take action on a multiyear surface transportation reauthorization bill. AGC led the push to get half of the Republican Conference in the House to support the advocacy of Ribble and Reed to for the efforts to pass a multiyear reauthorization of our federal surface transportation programs.  The letter currently has 120 Members of Congress on as cosigners.  The Republicans that signed the letter are very clear in their support of ongoing efforts to “provide a long-term sustainable revenue source for our nation’s surface transportation network.”  The letter goes onto say the transportation reauthorization bill is “an important aspect of the Republican Jobs Agenda” and that Congress must act on it “now”. AGC considers this effort a great success due, in part, to the support from the moderate and conservative Republicans.  We will continue our efforts to work with Republicans and Democrats in moving a multiyear reauthorization bill. For more information, please contact Sean O’Neil at oneils@agc.org or (202) 547-8892.