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During the 2010 legislative session, we saw just how pivotal our voice is in creating the political pressure necessary to get lawmakers to take action. Now our help is needed on a national level!

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) is working to pass a multi-year, robustly-funded highway and transit investment bill after more than 9 months of extensions and delays by Congress. To move this measure along - which concurrently would allow for more federal transportation dollars to come to Florida - ARTBA is launching a grassroots initiative to pass this transportation funding bill. As an FTBA member, we are asking you to help ARTBA make every effort to convince our members of Congress that the transportation construction industry needs this bill passed immediately.

What Would a Volunteer Do?
Many FTBA members in urban areas may have several members of Congress to visit. As a result, FTBA is looking for multiple volunteers in each district.

Volunteers for this effort would:
Secure face-to-face meetings with U.S. Representatives and Senators within their local congressional district. These meetings should take place starting with the July 4th congressional recess and continue, as necessary, through July and into the month-long August recess

Share their personal story with lawmakers concerning federal transportation funding and how it benefits your community and supports jobs

Ask their Congressmen to make this legislation a 2010 PRIORITY. Lawmakers should also be asked to commit that they will REPEATEDLY ask party leadership in the House and Senate to pass the overdue highway and transit investment bill

Provide information to FTBA about the details of each lawmaker meeting such as when the meeting occurred, what was discussed and the resulting outcomes

I Want to Volunteer - What are the Next Steps?
For more information, the newly-developed ARTBA Mobilize Grassroots Action Guide provides a potential volunteer with all the information they need to conduct successful meetings.

If you are willing to volunteer, please e-mail FTBA President, Bob Burleson, at bburleson@ftba.com and we will provide you with additional information and details.



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