Grassroots Toolkit: Transportation Reauthorization

Posted by Chamber Grassroots on February 17th at 12:31pm

Invest in America's Infrastructure

This week, both the House and Senate have been considering legislation to reauthorize the federal highway and transit programs.  While there are differences between the two packages, both bills include critical programmatic reforms and represent important investments in infrastructure around the country.  

The time is now to make sure Congress gets the job done – and we’ve outlined different steps you can take to encourage them to do so.  With the expiration of current law looming on March 31st, both the House (H.R. 7) and the Senate (S. 1813) need to pass bills and quickly move to conference so that a bill can be finished by March 31st.

This Week— Contact your members of Congress TODAY and tell them to Make Transportation Job Number One and pass a federal highway and transit bill! 

Here are some tools to help:

  • Understand the basics; here is a quick guide to the issues.
  • Contact your members of Congress and ask them to pass bills out of the House and Senate via email or phone (202-224-3121). 

Spread the word to employees, colleagues, friends and family: 

Next Week—February 20-24—Get some face time by meeting with your members!

Next week is Congress’ President’s Day Recess Work Period. Your Senators and Representatives will be at home connecting with you—their constituents—so ask for time on their calendars during office hours, attend public meetings that they’ve arranged, or offer to give them a tour of your business and talk to your employees who are affected by transportation investment.  Click here for more details on how to set up a meeting with your members, and here are some talking points to help guide your discussion.

 

 


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