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                                                                                                                  Fourth Quarter 2002

TOP NEWS FOR THE 4TH QUARTER

 

 

Save the Date!

Feb. 4, 2003

The next HwyUsers Executive Committee Meeting will feature top policymakers from the staffs of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The meeting will be followed by a HwyUsers’ hosted reception and will include opportunities to network with key Congressional staff and other industry leaders. More details coming soon. Mark your calendars!

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Change In Tide for the 108th Congress
The 108th Congress will be lead by Republican majorities in both the Senate and the House. In the House, the only major leadership change affecting highway policy is the retirement of the Rep. Bob Borski (D-PA). Rep. Borski served in the House since 1983 and gained a reputation as being a strong advocate for highways and other transportation infrastructure... Full story.

Highway Users Testifies on ExPDITE Bill

The Highway and Transit Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a hearing on Oct. 8 to receive testimony on the Expediting Project Delivery to Improve Transportation and the Environment Act (ExPDITE). Highway Users Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs Greg Cohen testified in support of the bill, introduced by Chairman Don Young... Complete story.

TEA 21 Reauthorization Strategy
The Highway Users Planning and Government Affairs Committee (PGA) is made up of policy experts from various businesses and organizations within The Highway Users. The PGA Committee, chaired by Taylor Bowlden of 3M, met to outline nine brief policy papers to present pro-highway recommendations to Congress and the Administration on reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA 21). Details.
Maximizing Economic Growth for America

Over the course of the year, Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) authored a series of bipartisan bills designed to set the tone for the TEA 21 reauthorization debate in the Senate. Each of the bills, titled "Maximizing Economic Growth for America" or MEGA, has garnered the enthusiastic support from members of The Highway Users... More.