Tell Congress to Pass the Transportation Bills!

This week, both the House and Senate are considering legislation reauthorizing the federal highway and transit programs. While there are differences between the two packages, both bills include critical programmatic reforms and represent important investments in infrastructure around the country.

The time is now to make sure Congress gets the job done. With the expiration of current law looming on March 31st, both the House (H.R. 7) and the Senate (S. 1813) need to pass bills and quickly move to conference so that a bill can be finished by March 31st.

This Week-Please contact your members of Congress TODAY and tell them to Make Transportation Job Number One and pass a federal highway and transit bill!

Here are some tools to help:

Understand the basics; here is a quick guide to the issues.
Contact your members of Congress and ask them to pass bills out of the House and Senate via email or phone (202-224-3121).
Spread the word to employees, colleagues, friends and family:
Forward this e-mail to your colleagues
Write to your local papers about these critical issues
Share the Chamber-led ATM coalition ads now airing on TV and radio
Next Week-February 20-24-Get some face time by meeting with your members!

Next week is the President's Day Work Period. Your Senators and Representatives will be at home connecting with you-their constituents-so ask for time on their calendars during office hours, attend public meetings that they've arranged, or offer to give them a tour of your business and talk to your employees who are effected by transportation investment. We've put together the attached talking points to help.

Finally-Help the Chamber Make Your Case for Transportation Investment!
Fill out this short survey so we know what improvements need to be made and what coalitions you work with in your state, region or community.

Thanks for your support on this vital issue. We're finally within reach of a highway bill that will make a real difference for our country.

Janet Kavinoky
Executive Director, Transportation & Infrastructure
Vice President, Americans for Transportation Mobility