Photograph courtesy of ARTBA The U.S. House of Representatives has adopted a plan to consider the Senate-passed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) no later than Sept. 27, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). The plan emerged Aug. 24 as a compromise between moderate Democrats, who wanted an immediate vote on [...]
Reps. Bruce Westerman, R-Ark. (right), and Greg Gianforte, R-Mont. (center), discuss issues near Deer Lodge, Mont., on Oct. 30, 2017. Photograph courtesy of the Office of Rep. Greg Gianforte One of the few professional engineers in Congress, Republican Rep. Bruce Westerman of Arkansas pulls no punches when discussing the potential use of geosynthetics [...]
On Tuesday, March 15, 2018, the Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) met with White House senior staff to discuss President Donald J. Trump’s “Legislative Outline for Rebuilding Infrastructure in America.” The leaders of GMA’s executive council emphasized the innovative and transformative benefits of geosynthetic products and the role geosynthetics can play in helping the administration achieve the [...]
On Feb. 15, 2018, U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster, R-Pa., told The Hill’s Mallory Shelbourne that an infrastructure bill could be ready "closer to the summer," perhaps by July. Shuster said he is working with the committee’s Ranking Member Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., to draft a bill. The chairman also said [...]
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