Recording now available of Tuesday's Town Hall with Rep. Lipinski discussing details of a highway funding bill Recording now available of Tuesday's Town Hall with Rep. Lipinski discussing details of a highway funding bill Pam / Wednesday, June 17, 2020 0 6583 Article rating: No rating The recording is now available from Tuesday's ATSSA Town Hall on the New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act (INVEST in America Act), which was introduced this month by Committee Chair Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Highways and Transit Subcommittee Chair Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), and Rep. Dan (D-Ill.) Lipinski, who chairs the Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee. You can hear all of the details from the conversation between Lipinski, a Democrat representing Illinois' 3rd Congrressoinal District, and ATSSA Vice President of Government Relations Nate Smith. Read more
Rep. Lipinski expresses optimism about infrastructure funding during ATSSA Town Hall today Rep. Lipinski expresses optimism about infrastructure funding during ATSSA Town Hall today Pam / Tuesday, June 16, 2020 0 5389 Article rating: No rating We just concluded our virtual Town Hall with Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) and ATSSA Vice President of Government Relations Nate Smith discussing highway funding and the INVEST in America Act. He called the bill a "robust funding commitment" and said he's "much more optimistic" than he was 24 hours ago about getting passage of a highway bill this year. Read more
ATSSA holding virtual Town Hall Tuesday to discuss highway funding bill with Rep. Lipinski ATSSA holding virtual Town Hall Tuesday to discuss highway funding bill with Rep. Lipinski Pam / Monday, June 15, 2020 0 6871 Article rating: No rating ATSSA will host a live, virtual Town Hall on Tuesday on the highway bill recently proposed by House Democrats known as the INVEST in America Act. Tuesday’s Town Hall will feature Rep. Dan Lipinski, a Democrat representing Illinois’ 3rd Congressional District, and ATSSA Vice President of Government Relations Nathan Smith. Read more
House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee releases proposed INVEST in America Act House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee releases proposed INVEST in America Act Pam / Wednesday, June 3, 2020 0 7104 Article rating: 5.0 Today, the Democratic leadership of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee released proposed legislation to reauthorize the federal transportation program through Fiscal Year 2025. The bill, Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act (INVEST in America Act), was introduced by Committee Chair Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Highways and Transit Subcommittee Chair Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), and Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Chair Dan Lipinski (D-IL). The proposal authorizes federal transportation funding for five years, at a total of $494 billion, $319 billion of which will be for highway investments. Read more
ATSSA joins 70 groups in asking Trump to prioritize transportation funding to help economic rebound ATSSA joins 70 groups in asking Trump to prioritize transportation funding to help economic rebound Pam / Monday, May 4, 2020 0 6791 Article rating: No rating Read more