Whitehouse & Rhode Island Business Leaders Discuss Need to Pass Highway Funding Bill

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With federal road and bridge funding set to expire at the end of October, the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce hosted U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and Rhode Island business leaders for a roundtable discussion today on the need to pass a long-term highway funding bill.

"The message today from the U.S. Chamber and these Rhode Island businesses was clear: we need to fix our roads and bridges. I couldn't agree more," said Whitehouse, who played a major role in crafting the bipartisan, six-year highway funding bill that passed the Senate in late July. "Businesses depend on our roads and bridges to get their goods and services to market, and our state depends heavily on federal funding to maintain that infrastructure. It's time to pass a long-term federal highway bill -- like the one we passed in the Senate -- to promote jobs and grow our economy here in Rhode Island. House Republicans need to listen to our business community and pass a good, long-term funding bill."

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