WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Mike Lee issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced legislation (https://www.lee.senate.gov/services/files/7B84534F-1AB4-4725-90EC-071E1AC7B2C1) to rein in runaway spending and balance bloated transportation budgets that have grown past their original purpose. The Balance the Highway Trust Fund Act ensures that federal highway and transit spending does not exceed estimated revenues flowing into the Highway Trust Fund.
"Runaway highway spending has turned a 'temporary tax' into a money pit for federal dollars," said Senator Mike Lee. "The Highway Trust Fund was created to support our nation's crucial roadways, but is consistently rerouted to unnecessary and inefficient programs. T...