{"text":"Senate surface transportation leaders will meet July 10 to examine the merits of having a long-term highway policy bill on the books.\n\nThe GOP-led Environment and Public Works Committee will kick off its task of producing a successor for the five-year FAST Act highway law, which expires at the end of September 2020.\n\nWitnesses include Carlos Braceras, president of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.\n\nLawmakers from both sides of the aisle claim to be in favor of approving a long-term highway reauthorizing measure that avoids short-term approvals of safety provisions and funding programs.\n\nRead more: https://www.ttnews.com/articles/senate-panel-schedules-july-10-hearing-highway-reauthorization-priorities ","videos":"[]","link":"{}","pics":"[]","canComment":true}