The combination of the leadership of the Congress in deregulating transportation and the funding mechanism that was put in place to build our transportation infrastructure was very important to the economic prosperity of this country.
Smith highlights the importance of deregulation and funding for economic growth.
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President Eisenhower in the 1950s, launching the Interstate Highway System was one of the most important things that led to the prosperity of this country.
Pound for pound, dollar for dollar, activity for activity, it is hard to find a thing the United States has done that is more effective than ARPA-E.
We ought to produce them and use some of the revenues to develop new alternatives and fund infrastructure.
I urge you and your colleagues to consider modernizing trucking regulations to include these trailers that have proven to be safe and efficient.
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