Max Baucus: “I want to first commend the Senator for his continued work on transportation issues. He is a real leader in this area…”

“I want to first commend the Senator for his continued work on transportation issues. He is a real leader in this area and I appreciate his hard work on behalf of the State of Arkansas. I am aware of the Senator's requests and I understand the importance of these projects to Arkansas and the country. My colleague has been very persistent and we have worked hard to include a formula in the bill that provides a significant increase in funding to Arkansas so that the State may be able to accomplish this task. Specifically, Arkansas stands to gain over $550 million over the 5 years of this bill, a 30 percent increase from the levels they received under TEA-21. Would this amount be sufficient to make progress on the two important interstates Senator Pryor has mentioned?”