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Rep. Lowenthal ‘Call to Action’ on Critical Need for Long-term Freight Infrastructure Funding
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April 21, 2015
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11:52Now PlayingWASHINGTON, D.C. (April 17, 2015) – Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) will be joined by Rep. Brenda Lawrence (MI-14) and major goods movement leaders from both the public and private sector at a press conference on April 21, 2015, to call for Congressional passage of a surface transportation reauthorization bill that specifically includes dedicated funding for rebuilding and upgrading our nation’s crumbling freight infrastructure.
This “Call to Action” event is meant to both elevate the awareness of freight infrastructure investment needs and present Congress with options for addressing those needs.
Congressman Lowenthal will discuss his freight infrastructure funding legislation, H.R. 1308, “Economy in Motion: The National Multimodal and Sustainable Freight Infrastructure Act,” that would implement a user fee on goods movement to create a national freight trust fund dedicated to infrastructure expansion, upgrade and repair. Representatives Brenda Lawrence (MI-14), Dana Rohrabacher (CA-48), and Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ-01) are all original co-sponsors of H.R. 1308.
Joining Congressman Lowenthal and Congresswoman Lawrence at the event to amplify the message of long-term freight transportation funding through their own unique perspectives are Leslie Blakey, Executive Director of the Coalition for America’s Gateways and Trade Corridors (CAGTC); Hasan Ikhrata, Executive Director of the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG); Richard Cameron, Managing Director of Planning and Environmental Affairs at the Port of Long Beach; and, Sean Eagan, Governmental Affairs Director at the Port of Tacoma, Washington.
Also invited to speak are Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, and representatives from the Kootenai Metropolitan Planning Organization and the Alameda Corridor East Construction Authority.
The Obama Administration recently released GROW AMERICA Act 2.0, a six-year bill designed to makestrategic investments across the entire transportation spectrum; the proposal suggests a revenue source to pay for these transportation investments. Like Congressman Lowenthal, the Administration supports robust investment in multimodal freight infrastructure, prioritizing it within the GROW AMERICA Act 2.0.
While the two proposals use different methods to fund these strategic freight investments, both are programmatically similar and send a clear message: the time to invest in our nation’s freight infrastructure is now.
WHO: Congressman Alan Lowenthal, Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence, and transportation stakeholders representing diversity in industry and geography.
WHAT: Press conference “Call To Action” on need for freight infrastructure investment WHEN: April 21, 2015 at 10:00 a.m.
WHERE: House Triangle, outdoor plaza at the southeast corner of the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., 20515
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS:
Rep. Alan Lowenthal, CA-47
Rep. Brenda Lawrence, MI-14
Leslie Blakey, Executive Director, Coalition for America’s Gateways and Trade Corridors (CAGTC) Hasan Ikhrata, Executive Director, Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) Richard Cameron, Managing Director of Planning and Environmental Affairs, Port of Long Beach Sean Eagan, Governmental Affairs Director, Port of Tacoma
INVITED SPEAKERS:
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (CA-48)
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