American truckers' Obama rage

American truckers have
criticised president Barak
Obama for neglecting the road
infrastructure of the country.
Commenting on Obama’s
State of the Nation address
delivered on January 27,
Bill Graves, president of
the American Trucking
Association (ATA), said “while
it is critically important to the
nation that Congress and the
administration come together
on a multi-year highway bill
this year, we believe that
until the administration puts
forward a serious, user-based
funding proposal we will
risk going over the Highway
Trust Fund ‘fiscal cliff’ in the
near term and be woefully
underfunded to meet the
longer-term needs of the
nation.
“We remain disappointed in
the continued lack of specificity
when he discusses funding,”
he said.
ATA chairman and CEO of
Bulldog Hiway Express Phil
Byrd added “the president’s
proposal was sorely lacking
in details and comes up short
of what the nation needs
to maintain our economic
competitiveness.