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EPW Committee Passes SAFETEA-LU Extension

On Sept. 8, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) voted unanimously to approve a four-month extension of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), which expires Sept. 30. This legislation, the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012, would fund surface transportation programs at current levels through Jan. 31, 2012.

Committee Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-CA) said following the vote: “I look forward to early action on the Senate floor. The EPW Committee has shown it can work together so that we can put people to work rebuilding the infrastructure of our nation.”

Last week, Boxer and Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD), chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, released DOT figures showing that 1.8 million jobs will be threatened nationwide unless Congress passes an extension to SAFETEA-LU.

The Senate is currently working on a bipartisan proposal that would reauthorize transportation programs at current funding levels for two years.
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