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Lujan Grisham Votes to Protect Highway Trust Fund

Statement

Date: July 31, 2014
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Transportation

Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01) issued the following statement after voting to send House legislation to extend the Highway Trust Fund back to the Senate.

"I am frustrated by Congress's continued inability to agree on a long-term solution for the Highway Trust Fund, but states should not suffer because of our inaction. This legislation is the surest way to keep these much-needed payments flowing to projects in New Mexico that create jobs and improve our infrastructure."

According to the Center for American Progress, New Mexico would lose more than $128 million and more than 1,600 jobs if the shortfall in the fund is not resolved.


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