
May 18, 2016
U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA), chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, issued a statement during a hearing late last week on rising disaster-response costs.
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June 15, 2015
The Oregon Department of Transportation, and U.S. Reps. Lou Barletta, R.-Pa., and Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., have each stated their opposition to the legislation that calls for reducing the gas tax and giving states more say in how they spend federal transportation funds.
Read more →April 30, 2015
U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA), co-sponsor of the Bridge to Sustainable Infrastructure Act, said recently that Congress needs to stop kicking the can down the road and find a long-term solution to the country’s ailing Highway Trust Fund. “My family was in the construction business, and that gives me a unique perspective. I understand the need for a long-term (funding) solution. This bill forces Congress to act and find a way to pay for it,” Barletta said in a phone interview with TI News Daily.
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