In the last Congress, MAP-21 was one of the few products of any note, and it did provide for essentially a status quo continuation of our existing service transportation programs; however, as we know from numerous commission reports and reports from the American Society of Civil Engineers and others, that level of investment is inadequate.
DeFazio critiques the inadequacy of transportation investment despite previous legislation.
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