House members submit testimony supporting Rural Transportation
Monday, May 9, 2011 at 8:06PM (Lubbock, TX) – “Do not forget rural America” is the message a contingent of nine members of the U.S. House of Representatives from five different states delivered to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in joint testimony on policy priorities for the surface transportation reauthorization bill.
“Our message today is quite simple – in developing the programs and policies in the new legislation, please do not forget rural America,” the statement says.
Congressmen joining to submit the testimony are Denny Rehberg (R-MT), Rick Berg (R-ND), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), Mike Conaway (R-TX), Francisco Canseco (R-TX) and Henry Cuellar (D-TX). All represent districts along the Ports-to-Plains Alliance Corridor.
“I am pleased to join Representatives Adrian Smith, Denny Rehberg, Rick Berg, Cory Gardner, Mac Thornberry, Michael Conaway, Francisco Canseco and Henry Cuellar in submitting testimony to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit encouraging support for America’s rural transportation infrastructure. The Subcommittee has provided Members the opportunity to share their policy priorities as we continue work on the surface transportation reauthorization bill,” said Rep. Randy Neugebauer.
“The maintenance and improvement of our nation’s rural transportation network is crucial to countless sectors of our economy, “said Neugebauer. “Rural highways connect urban centers, offer opportunities to transport goods to our coastlines and borders for export, and allow our agricultural producers to feed the country and the world. It is imperative that surface transportation legislation provide balanced and fair support for the needs of rural America, and I
look forward to working on this issue in the coming months.”
The testimony highlighted the importance of rural highways to our national economy, particularly in agriculture production and export, domestic energy production. Rural highways also have a higher fatality rate of accidents.
The testimony noted that new legislation must address fairly balance meeting the transportation needs of metropolitan areas and rural areas, and recognize that solutions that work in large cities may not work in small towns. The testimony also encourages the new transportation legislation to include a focus on rural connectivity and mobility, freight transportation and rural highway safety.
“As a corridor that represents rural areas it is important that we work together to ensure that we have a strong voice. We appreciate these members of congress banding together and standing up for rural America,” said Ports-to-Plains President Michael Reeves.
Ports-to-Plains is a grassroots alliance of communities and businesses led by mayors, councilpersons and economic development officials from a ten-state, 2300-plus mile transportation and economic development corridor between Texas and Alberta, Canada.
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