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Jeffries urges faster grant disbursement, permitting reform and Highway Trust Fund fix to keep goods moving safely
Summary
In testimony before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Jeffries, a witness, said limited resources should be targeted to maintaining bipartisan, merit-based grant programs, speeding grant disbursement and reforming permitting to keep goods, people and agricultural products moving safely and efficiently.
In testimony before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Jeffries, a witness, said limited resources should be targeted to maintaining bipartisan, merit-based grant programs, speeding grant disbursement and reforming permitting to keep goods, people and agricultural products moving safely and efficiently.
Jeffries said Congress and the administration can improve program performance and execution. “You can make those programs run better, either by Congress or, the administration,…
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