Ribble presents bipartisan supermajority letter urging action on infrastructure funding

Led by Ribble, a supermajority of more than 280 lawmakers from both sides of the aisle in both chambers signed the letter. In it, the group acknowledged that the current extension of the Highway Trust Fund is set to expire on May 31 of this year, and that new legislation that creates funding for major improvement projects to begin is a dire need for America’s economic future.

“We are united in the conviction that now is the time to end the cycle of short-term extensions that kick the can down the road by doing the work needed to pass a multi-year surface transportation reauthorization bill,” the legislators wrote. “To make this happen, we support efforts to develop a long-term sustainable revenue source for our nation’s transportation network as soon as possible. Otherwise, we will not be able to enact a transportation bill that truly meets our economic and infrastructure needs.”

In an effort to move the process into rapid action, Ribble also secured the support of U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx  for a long-term path forward in transportation.

“America is the best place in the world to do business,” Ribble said in a statement regarding the letter. “And that is partially because of our superior, if aging, infrastructure. My constituents in northeast Wisconsin and Americans all over our country in the manufacturing, construction, agriculture and distribution sectors rely especially heavily on our roads and bridges to move people and goods from place to place—and the certainty that they will be able to continue to do so in the future. Long-term funding for our roads and bridges would provide the security that our country needs to ensure that our infrastructure remains safe, reliable and serviceable for years to come.”