... and Tax Reform to Ensure Highway Trust Fund Solvency
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QuoteAASHTO Press Release
Tony Dorsey
(202) 624-3690
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
QuoteRetiring AASHTO Executive Director Calls for Investment and Tax Reform to Ensure Highway Trust Fund Solvency
QuoteWASHINGTON — Congress needs to take action this year to sustain the federal-aid surface transportation program, said John Horsley, executive director of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
QuoteHorsley, who retires February 1 after 14 years leading the national association, made his remarks during his keynote address at the Transportation Research Board's annual Chairman's Luncheon Wednesday at the Omni Shoreham Hotel.
QuoteHorsley called on Congress to enact additional economic stimulus through transportation investment and to reform the taxes that support the nation's highway and transit programs.