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Congresswoman Terri Sewell issued the following statement after the House passed the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015:

“It’s disappointing that Congress once again has failed to propose a long-term solution to invest in our nation’s roads, bridges, and rails. The Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015 is yet another Band Aid, but without this temporary fix the Department of Transportation would be unable to fund any new commitments to fix our aging infrastructure.

The reality is our country’s investment in infrastructure is woefully inadequate. In Alabama, twenty percent of our major city streets are in poor condition. Driving on deteriorating roads cost motorists approximately $1.4 billion a year. Investing in our transportation system would also create thousands of good paying construction jobs that help more hard-working Americans earn a living.

We can’t continue to kick the can down the road – we must do better by our constituents! There’s no reason why Congress cannot pass a long-term plan that would fix our aging infrastructure and boost our nation’s economic development.”

 

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