Gathering input from our stakeholders is essential to the process. It was vital to pass the first longterm highway bill and a continue to we will need your assistance with teacher legislation. Even with the Additional Resources we provided, the nations Transportation System still needs additional investments. And acting a longterm solution for the Highway Trust Fund is a critical component to ensure address those needs into the future. Act, hasn the fast been a central priority of the committee. Funding forderal our nonfederal partners is vital to planning and Building Infrastructure for the 21st century. And is a bipartisan issue look forward to working constructively with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to ensure we are going to achieve this goal. Modern infrastructure means a Strong America and an america that competes globally and creates jobs. Of our like to thank all witnesses for being here today and i look forward to the testimony. I will turn to the Ranking Member for
I know folks are proud to show up to work every day. I think we can do that together. I yield back mr. Chairman. Thank you mr. Chairman. Thank you gentlemen for your appearance and for your testimony. Many people voted for donald trump because he promised to make America Great again by growing the economy and creating high paying middle class jobs by rebuilding americas crumbling infrastructure, isnt that correct . Thats correct. Do you believe that we can make America Great again by rebuilding our roads, bridges and tunnels if we replace real federal gas tax revenues with Public Private partnerships . Do you believe one would be Public Private partnerships alone could do it . When i look to my left on this panel Public Private partnerships have existed for over 100 years. Well, recently the Washington Post and the wall street journal reported that President Trump stated that he no longer believes that Public Private partnerships will involve our infrastructure funding needs. Do you di
Kind of reserved and enigmatic quality to grant. Monday night on cspans q a. Next, trapgs infrastructure investment. Testifying about state gas tax increase, public and private partnerships and improvements to the Highway Trust Fund. This subcommittee hearing is two and a half hours. Well call the subcommittee to order. First thing id like to ask unanimous consent that members who are not on the subcommittee be permitted to sit at the subcommittee hearing today so they can ask questions. That is so ordered without objection. I would like to welcome everybody to the hearing today. Its going to focus on how we can build the 21st century infrastructure, and the committee is holding a host of hearings to gather ideas on what congress can do to achieve this goal. And today were going to hear ideas from our highways and transit stakeholders. Gathering input from the stakeholders is essential to the prot process that we use to gather policy. The fast track act was the first highway bill in mo
Partnerships and improvements to the Highway Trust Fund. This subcommittee hearing is two and a half hours. Well call the subcommittee to order. First thing id like to ask unanimous consent that members who are not on the subcommittee be permitted to sit at the subcommittee hearing today so they can ask questions. That is so ordered without objection. I would like to welcome everybody to the hearing today. Its going to focus on how we can build the 21st century infrastructure, and the committee is holding a host of hearings to gather ideas on what congress can do to achieve this goal. And today were going to hear ideas from our highways and transit stakeholders. Gathering input from the stakeholders is essential to the prot process that we use to gather policy. The fast track act was the first highway bill in more than a decade and well continue to need your assistance with future legislation. Even with the Additional Resources we provided in fast, the Transportation System still needs
Of us that are living on the west coast, this is about the time when the dinner dishes are done, the kids homework is done, theyre in bed. You can actually sit down at your computer and go online and try to figure out what might be the best option for you on an exchange. But were being told that the exchange is going to be down between the time that most alaskans and certainly hawaiians that are time hours five difference instead of the four hours that alaskans are, that are not going to be able to go online and to address it there. Thats one aspect of it, is where we are with the exchanges and what thats going to mean if were still going to continue with the deadlines that have been put in place by the administration in terms of when you have to sign up by and when you may be assessed a fine or a penalty for failure to successfully enroll. I mentioned that on friday there were some 5,600 alaskans actually excuse me. 5,360 alaskans who received discontinuation notices from premiera. Pr