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WASHINGTON��— Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) called on colleagues to back legislation he introduced this year that would increase fuel taxes to pay for infrastructure projects during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on June 17.

WASHINGTON — The Senate's top Democrat on June 16 called on GOP congressional leaders to avoid passing a short-term highway funding extension and to pass a long-term bipartisan highway funding plan before transportation funding authority expires at the end of July.

Bill Graves, president��of American Trucking Associations, is��testifying��before the House Ways and Means Committee for a hearing on the Highway Trust Fund.

Members of Rhode Island’s Republican Caucus in the House on June 15 announced they would look to shift $60 million from the state’s fiscal 2016 budget to repair bridges and other highway infrastructure.

A carrier involved in the spilling of canola oil onto Interstate 75 in Georgia��last month and a fireworks display company in Illinois were shut down for various safety violations, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced June 15.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said her party’s support for a high-profile trade deal would improve if GOP leaders advance a long-term transportation deal.

Former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will headline a Senate Finance panel hearing June 18 focusing on highway funding.

Legislation that would gradually reduce the federal gas tax over the next five years to 3.7 cents per gallon was introduced by Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) on June 10.

Lawmakers rejected an amendment targeting insurance requirements��during the House’s consideration of the fiscal 2016 transportation funding bill June 4.