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“ THEy SaId IT”

“We’re looking
“In 2014, federal investment in surface at every

transportation — which is currently about account, and
$50 billion per year — will drop to $6 billion we’re looking
or $7 billion. In one year. That is pathetic. at every

And we have to do something about it.” budget item,
but in the
—rep. Peter DeFazio (d-ore.), commenting recently on what will happen next
year when the Hightway Trust Fund no longer receives subsidies form the end it’s the
general Treasury.
personnel
“The colossal, mind-numbing wait times at loading where you can
make some
docks are the biggest drain on productivity and on savings, and

drivers. Shippers and receivers have for too long that’s the
reason that
gotten away with wasting truckers’ time without we’re looking

any accountability for their role in the ultimate effect at these

it has on highway safety.” furloughs.”

—Todd spencer, owner-operator Independent drivers Association executive vice —In order to reach $600 million in
president, supports legislation introduced by Rep. Peter deFazio (d-ore.) that savings under the 2013 federal budget
would require doT to study detention time, issue regulations on the maximum sequester, outgoing Transportation
number of hours a driver may be reasonably detained without compensation and Secretary ray lahood proposed
mandate shippers and receivers pay a fee for detention of drivers beyond the time shutting down control towers and
established by doT. furloughing FAA workers for one or
two days every two weeks.

“Anything
“We probably learned it was harder

that makes to do than when we were criticizing

sense we those who were trying to do it before
us. But we were able to work with the
want to take Democratic Party and the Republican

a look at.” Party to make it work.”

th
—U.S. House Committee on Transportation —Senate President michael lamoureux (R-Russellville) said the 89
and Infrastructure Chairman bill shuster Arkansas general Assembly showed that both parties could work
(R-Pa.) addressing the need for a long- together with Republicans controlling the legislature and a democrat in
term infrastructure funding solution while the governor’s office.
speaking at the Clinton School of Public
Service in Little Rock, Ark.

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