Congress Needs to Take Action to Save America’s Crumbling Bridges

Published: April 10, 2019, 10 a.m.

LLN (04-09-19) - America’s bridges are in terrible shape. Congress needs to take action soon. States are stepping up to fill the infrastructure funding void left by the feds. In Ohio, they’ve passed a 19-cent fuel tax increase. Many other states are considering increases as well. We’ll have the info from the Land Line Now bulletin board, and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee gears up for a big push on a new surface transportation bill.

0:00-9:57 – Newscast

9:57-24:43 – Thousands of America’s bridges need help now.

24:43-39:38 – Illinois & Ohio, two of many states taking action on fuel taxes.

39:38-49:22 – Congress begins work on a six-year surface transportation bill.