Jim Inhofe: “While the Senate began debating S. 1072, the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act, known…”

“While the Senate began debating S. 1072, the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act, known as SAFETEA, nearly 1 week ago, I am not sure some of my colleagues have been informed about how this bill would impact their State's highway funding. While perhaps we have all taken a look at the tables distributed by the committee of jurisdiction a few weeks ago, these tables omit some very important facts, including the fact that the number of donor States would actually increase under the pending legislation compared to the last reauthorization bill, TEA-21. Instead of giving greater parity, it appears to be going in the opposite direction, as I will explain in a few minutes.”