Industry Urges Congress to Stop $7.6 Billion Infrastructure Cut

More than 30 business, transportation, and government groups are pushing Congress to use a must-pass spending measure to stop $7.6 billion in federal highway funds from being rescinded during the height of next summer’s construction season.

The rescission was included in the 2015 surface transportation law (Public Law 114-94) to reduce the budgetary baseline for highway programs. The provision, which was inserted at the request of then-Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), would block the use of funds for projects ranging from interstate maintenance to bridge rehabilitation in all 50 states.

“If this doesn’t get fixed, it eliminates the ability ...