Mack introduced a special badge to commemorate the anniversary that will be used in various applications throughout the year. Also: Women in Trucking names Driver of the Year; Daimler, Paccar, Utility Trailer recall equipment;
Senate Republicans respond to Biden’s infrastructure plan with $568B proposal
In a response to the Biden administration’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan unveiled in late March, Senate Republicans last week released a roadmap outlining their own $568 billion infrastructure proposal – effectively starting the bargaining process between the two sides for infrastructure funding legislation. U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia), Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi), Pat Toomey (R-Pennsylvania), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and John Barrasso (R-Wyoming) unveiled a framework to improve the nation’s infrastructure, which includes significantly more funding for highways than Biden’s plan.
“Republicans and Democrats agree that our infrastructure is in need of repair and expansion,” said Sen. Capito. “We have an opportunity to develop bipartisan legislation that makes these long-term investments, while at the same time driving job creation and economic growth.