The Hill
By Kevin Bogardus - 01/25/12 11:53 AM ET
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce launched a campaign Wednesday to push for passage of a new long-term highway bill.
The Chamber will spend roughly a half a million dollars on Web, print, radio and television ads calling for passage of the legislation that will run in Washington and at least nine states. The “Make Transportation Job #1” campaign will also include grassroots action by the Chamber and other groups.
The ramped-up lobbying effort comes as the eighth extension of the transportation-funding bill is set to expire at the end of March. Business groups have been staunch advocates for increased highway funding and said repairing the nation’s crumbling infrastructure is an economic necessity.
“We have got to let members know that this is a top priority for business,” Janet Kavinoky, the Chamber’s executive director of transportation and infrastructure, told The Hill. “It’s time to go ahead and move the bill.” FULL ARTICLE
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Wed, January 25, 2012
by John Cox