Durbin Discusses Long-Term Transportation Bill with Illinois Coalition

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In a meeting with the Transportation for Illinois Coalition, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today discussed the Illinois impact of the long-term transportation bill -- the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act -- passed by Congress and signed into law by the President in December of last year. Members of the group also stressed the importance of making investments in infrastructure a national priority in 2016.

"Our ability to keep growing our economy depends on a strong, well-maintained transportation infrastructure that moves people and goods across the country safely and efficiently," said Durbin. "As a member of the House-Senate Conference Committee that produced a bipartisan long-term transportation bill, I was at the table working to protect Illinois' important, job-creating infrastructure priorities. In his State of the Union tonight, I hope President Obama builds on that success by stressing the economic importance of continued investment in America's highways, bridges, airports, rails and ports."

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