,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #bhh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bi1 #bjai ,mr4 
,braun submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,environm5t
 & ,public ,works  ,,resolution         
,affirm+ ! importance ( ! long-t]m      
solv5cy ( ! ,highway ,tru/ ,fund4       
,:]eas1 9 ,july #bjai1 ! public debt ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates 0 m ?an                  
#bb1jjj1jjj1jjj1jjj1 increas+ ea* ye> by
 a ,f$]al budget deficit ( ne>ly        
#a1jjj1jjj1jjj1jjj2 ,:]eas ! ,f$]al     
,gov]nm5t is fac+ %ortfalls 9 sev]al    
,f$]al tru/ funds1 includ+ ! ,highway   
,tru/ ,fund1 :i* is expect$ to rea*     
insolv5cy 9 ,july #bjba2 ,:]eas !       
infra/ructure ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ne$s    
sub/antial inve/m5t 9 ord] to cont9ue   
support+ ! gr[+ economy ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to a report     
publi%$ 9 #bjae by ! ,f$]al ,highway    
,adm9i/ration1 #bj p]c5t ( ! ,f$]al-aid 
highways 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 7 9 poor     
condition2 ,:]eas %ort-t]m ext5sions    

provid+ fund+ to ! ,highway ,tru/ ,fund 
d n provide ! c]ta9ty ne$$ by ,/ates &  
local gov]nm5ts to ent] into long-t]m   
roadbuild+ contracts2 & ,:]eas %ort-t]m 
ext5sions provid+ fund+ to ! ,highway   
,tru/ ,fund1 bas$ solely on deficit     
sp5d+1 exac]bate ! problem describ$ 9 ! 
prec$+ :]eas clause & only s]ve to      
po/pone solv+ ! problem3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be 
x  ,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,s5ate t-- 7#a7 ! 
,highway ,tru/ ,fund %\ld a*ieve        
long-t]m solv5cy ?r\gh us] fees2 &  7#b7
 any sp5d+ on ,f$]al highway programs   
dur+ ! next reau?orization p]iod t      
exce$s curr5t ,highway ,tru/ ,fund      
rev5ues & balances %\ld be fully (fset4