Pit & Quarry, November 2018
This years talking points T he members of the National Stone Sand Gravel Association NSSGA who stormed the Hill as part of the Legislative Policy Forum brought several talking points to their meetings with Congress Heres a look at the messages aggregate producers manufacturers and others shared INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT America is no longer first in any mode of transportation according to the World Economic Forum Fix the Highway Trust Fund by increasing and indexing the fuel user fee which hasnt been increased since 1993 Implement a vehicle miles traveled user fee so that all vehicles even electric ones pay to maintain and improve the roads they use Improving our roads bridges ports and airports boosts the nations economy and puts people to work in good paying jobs STREAMLINING REGULATIONS Simply put streamlining and reforming regulations can reduce construction delays Congress should support updates to the Clean Water Act to clearly define federally regulated Waters of the United States Agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency should base regulations on data that passes rigorous scientific and legal review SUPPORTING SAFETY AT OPERATIONS Weve been designing and manufacturing custom Pugmill plants in Tennessee for over 30 years STATIONARY ZOHRABBAYOV It is safer to work in a quarry than a retail store according to the U S Bureau of Labor Statistics FARHAD Small family run operations need proactive compliance assistance from the Mine Safety Health COM Administration and cannot afford expensive legal ISTOCK teams Source NSSGA pitandquarry com November 2018 PIT QUARRY 57 PORTABLE SKID MOUNTED 931 388 0626 PugmillSystems com If politicians are willing to stoop to new lows to obstruct a judges confirmation what lengths are they willing to go to delay and destruct bills and measures that dont jibe with their politics And what impact would that approach have on industries like ours that require Congress to act to further position businesses for growth P Q
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