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Congressman Nadler Statement on Highway Trust Fund Extension

Statement

Date: June 2, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Transportation Government Budget and Spending

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, supported the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015 to extend highway and transit programs for two months, but raised concerns with the short-term Highway Trust Fund extension.

"We have known for months that this day was coming, and yet we have made no progress finding a solution to funding highways, transit and other important surface transportation programs," said Congressman Nadler. "While our infrastructure crumbles around us, House and Senate leadership refuse to come up with the additional $60 billion needed to fill the gap in the Highway Trust Fund just to do a long-term bill at current levels. But this week, they will put on the floor a tax extender that will cost $182 billion over 10 years, completely unpaid for. The priorities of this Congress are completely out of whack."


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