,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bhh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bi1
 #bjai ,mr4 ,braun submitted the        
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,environment and  
,public ,works  ,,resolution  ,affirming
 the importance of the long-term        
solvency of the ,highway ,trust ,fund4  
,whereas1 in ,july #bjai1 the public    
debt of the ,united ,states was more    
than #bb1jjj1jjj1jjj1jjj1 increasing    
each year by a ,federal budget deficit  
of nearly #a1jjj1jjj1jjj1jjj2 ,whereas  
the ,federal ,government is facing      
shortfalls in several ,federal trust    
funds1 including the ,highway ,trust    
,fund1 which is expected to reach       
insolvency in ,july #bjba2 ,whereas the 
infrastructure of the ,united ,states   
needs substantial investment in order to
 continue supporting the growing economy
 of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas1      
according to a report published in #bjae
 by the ,federal ,highway               

,administration1 #bj percent of the     
,federal-aid highways in the ,united    
,states were in poor condition2 ,whereas
 short-term extensions providing funding
 to the ,highway ,trust ,fund do not    
provide the certainty needed by ,states 
and local governments to enter into     
long-term roadbuilding contracts2 and   
,whereas short-term extensions providing
 funding to the ,highway ,trust ,fund1  
based solely on deficit spending1       
exacerbate the problem described in the 
preceding whereas clause and only serve 
to postpone solving the problem3 ,now1  
therefore1 be it  ,that it is the sense 
of the ,senate that-- 7#a7 the ,highway 
,trust ,fund should achieve long-term   
solvency through user fees2 and  7#b7   
any spending on ,federal highway        
programs during the next reauthorization
 period that exceeds current ,highway   
,trust ,fund revenues and balances      
should be fully offset4