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ARTBA - Thu January 23, 2020

ARTBA Says Final 'Waters of the United States' Rule Brings Clarity to Transportation Project Reviews

The Trump administration's rewrite of the 2015 "Waters of the United States" (WOTUS) rule will help restore clarity to federal wetlands regulations and reduce delays to important transportation improvements, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) said....

Matthew Brown - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thu January 23, 2020

Trump Administration Approves Keystone Pipeline on U.S. Land

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) The Trump administration on Jan. 22 approved a right-of-way allowing the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline to be built across U.S. land, pushing the $8 billion project closer to construction though court challenges still loom....

Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) - Tue December 10, 2019

AEM Hails USMCA Agreement

Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) president Dennis Slater issued the following statement Dec. 10 hailing a deal struck between House Democrats and the Trump Administration to move the USMCA closer to ratification: "This is good news for equipment manufacturers, the 1.3 million men and women of our industry, and the entire U.S....

Emily Buenzle - Tue April 30, 2019

Trump, Pelosi, Schumer Agree on $2T Infrastructure Bill

President Trump and Congressional Democrats have agreed to spend $2 trillion on fixing the nation's infrastructure. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met with President Trump for 90 minutes the morning of April 30, to discuss an infrastructure plan....

ARTBA - Tue March 26, 2019

New Ad Campaign Urges Action on Permanent Highway Trust Fund Fix, Infrastructure Investment Package

"Congress: Fix Our Infrastructure Problem Now." That's the key message of a new ad campaign urging Congress and the Trump administration to develop and pass this year a robust transportation infrastructure investment package and a permanent fix for the Highway Trust Fund (HTF)....

David Klepper - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thu November 29, 2018

Cuomo Pitches $13B Rail Tunnel to Trump in 'Productive' Meeting

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he and President Donald Trump had a "productive" meeting Nov. 28 to discuss one of the Northeast's most pressing transportation needs: a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River....

AASHTO Journal - Mon October 22, 2018

President Calls for Budget Cut From Cabinet Departments as Deficit Increases

President Trump asked for a 5 percent across-the-board budget cut from each federal department during a cabinet meeting on Oct. 17; a budget cut intended to stem the rise of the federal deficit. “I'm going to ask each of you to come back with a 5 percent budget cut from your various departments,” the president said....

AEM - Mon September 17, 2018

AEM: $200B in Tariffs Hurts U.S. Access to Global Market

Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) President Dennis Slater issued the following statement opposing the continued escalation of trade tensions with China as a result of the Trump administration's plan to move forward with $200 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods: "This extreme use of tariffs hurts our nation's access to global markets and threatens many of the 1.3 million good-paying equipment manufacturing jobs our industry supports....

Associated Press - Mon September 10, 2018

Tribes: Trump Illegally Approved Oil Pipeline From Canada

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Native American tribes in Montana and South Dakota sued the Trump administration Sept. 10, claiming that approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline did not adequately analyze potential damage to cultural sites from spills and during construction....

U.S. Department of Labor - Tue August 28, 2018

Secretary of Labor, Small Business Administrator Talk Trump's Support for American Job Creators

U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta and U.S. Small Business Administrator Linda McMahon discussed President Trump's strong support for America's small business job creators during a recent visit to Superior Graphite, a small business manufacturer in Chicago....