I just testified in front of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs— on the need to continue to invest in public transportation through re-authorizing surface transportation funding – and the opportunity couldn’t have come at a better time.

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Less than two weeks before the current law authorizing funding for America’s transportation infrastructure expires, ATM members and other national organizations have released a report that evaluates the current deteriorating conditions, safety and use of America’s rural roads and bridges. The “Rural Connections: Challenges and Opportunities in America’s Heartland” report, released by

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