Modern, safe, and efficient infrastructure is the backbone of American commerce and daily life. Recent investment in the nation’s roads, bridges, and public transit systems has enabled safety enhancements and mobility improvements across the country. While progress has been made, much work remains.  The undersigned organizations are united in commitment to work with Congress and the Trump administration to build on this progress and enact a new surface transportation law before the Sept. 30, 2026, deadline.  

We write to urge you to take meaningful and bipartisan action to pass comprehensive permitting reform. The time has come to modernize our nation’s permitting systems so that our communities can build the infrastructure necessary to grow our economy, create good-paying jobs, and meet the challenges of today and tomorrow.

On behalf of the over 500 members of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA), I write to express our strong support for key industry policy priorities in the upcoming surface transportation reauthorization. As you begin working with Congress on this critical legislation, we urge you to consider these initiatives and the positive impacts they will have on the aggregates industry, our nation’s infrastructure and the American economy when enacted into law.  

On behalf of the undersigned organizations, we appreciate the opportunity to provide comments on the Department of Transportation’s (DOT),1 “Procedures for Considering Environmental Impacts,” in light of the recent recission of the Council on Environmental Quality’s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) procedures and updates that incorporate environmental review provisions from the following statutes:  Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU); Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21); the Fixing America's Su

On behalf of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA), I write to express our strong support for Representative Marc Molinaro to serve as the next Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). NSSGA proudly represents more than 530 members, including aggregates producers, as well as manufacturers of equipment and services that support the construction industry. Our members form the foundation of the U.S. infrastructure sector, accounting for over 90 percent of the nation’s annual crushed stone production and 70 percent of sand and gravel.

On behalf of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) and our member companies that supply essential construction materials for the infrastructure, energy and agriculture sectors, I am writing to express our strong support for the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act. This legislation clarifies the analysis required under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), enabling agencies to better balance environmental protection with economic development. 

On behalf of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) and our member companies that supply critical construction materials for roads, infrastructure, energy, and agriculture, I write to express strong support for H.R. 3898, the Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act. This bill will streamline the Clean Water Act (CWA) permitting process and reduce bureaucratic red tape. We commend your leadership in advancing commonsense reforms that protect water quality, while supporting essential domestic infrastructure.

The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA), is pleased to submit these comments on the Army Corps (Corps) of Engineers’ proposal to reissue and modify nationwide permits (NWPs). NSSGA supports this reissuance but continues to believe the size limits are too small and that aggregates should have its own permit, separate from other mining. NSSGA is the leading advocate for the aggregates industry.

The undersigned organizations representing a wide breadth of our nation’s economy, including importers, exporters, farmers and agribusinesses, retailers, manufacturers, energy providers, wholesalers, transportation and logistics providers, and other sectors, urge the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to again refrain from imposing its proposed actions in response to the Section 301 investigation of China’s targeting the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors for dominance.

As Chair of the Waters Advocacy Coalition (WAC) I write to express strong support for H.R. 3898, the Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act, on behalf of our member associations. This legislation is essential to providing clarity and certainty within the Clean Water Act (CWA) permitting process for landowners and other regulated entities across the country.