Coalition Letter to Sec. Buttigieg on Modifications to Procurement of Federal-aid Transportation Infrastructure Projects
We commend you and President Biden for your commitment to launching a much-needed and long-overdue renewal and revitalization of the nation’s infrastructure networks. A robustly funded and appropriately structured initiative has the potential to spur meaningful economic activity and attract bipartisan support. From first-hand experience, you and the president know pitting interests, communities, and individuals against one another in a legislative discussion is not a path to unity. In that regard, we urge your caution in considering modifications to the procurement of federal-aid transportation infrastructure projects. While some existing practices can certainly be improved and we are open to such a dialogue, we must not overlook the successes and benefits of existing procedures.