Republicans on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will hold a roundtable July 14 with key industry stakeholders to discuss inflation’s impact on America’s infrastructure, U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) said.
Graves, the ranking member of the T&I committee, said inflation is not only impacting American pocketbooks, but the transportation industry as well.
“Inflation is hitting the pocketbook of every American, and it’s hitting the transportation and construction industries particularly hard,” Graves said. “As a result, inflation is eroding the value of the infrastructure law’s funding and causing states to delay or cancel projects. What’s worse, the President’s policies continue to fuel inflation and supply chain issues and create more red tape for infrastructure and energy projects. Committee Republicans are eager to hear from stakeholders about the challenges they face as inflation remains at historic levels, as infrastructure dollars decline in value, and as projects become more and more difficult to carry out.”
The roundtable will take place at 10 a.m. on July 14 in the Rayburn House Office Building, and will be livestreamed from the “T&I Republicans” website, Graves’ office said.
Participants include Karen Hubacz, President of Bond Construction Corporation and Chair of the National Stone Sand and Gravel Association; Harold Sumerford Jr., CEO of J&M Tank Lines and Chairman of the American Trucking Associations; George Palko, President and CEO of the Great Lakes Construction Company and member of Associated General Contractors of America; Robyn M. Boerstling, Vice President, Infrastructure, Innovation and Human Resources Policy, National Association of Manufacturers; Dr. Shawn Wilson, Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development and President of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; Shawn Talmedge, State Coordinator of the Virginia Department of Emergency Management; and Councilman Luke Waddell, City of Wilmington, North Carolina.