On behalf of the 450 members of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA), we write to express our gratitude to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies for their hard work to advance the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 bill which enhances public transit, airports, railways and roads nationwide. NSSGA represents the aggregates and industrial sand industry of our country, with over 9,000 facilities and more than 100,000 employees in high-paying jobs. The urgency to repair our nation’s current infrastructure has never been more pronounced. It is a necessity to pass a complete FY 2024 bill as soon as possible in order to raise the obligation limit consistent with the IIJA-authorized level of spending from the Highway Trust Fund and the much needed $2.047 billion increase for highways. As our members aim to get transportation projects through the pipeline and across the finish line as soon as possible, failing to get this bill across the floor would prevent states and localities from utilizing the funding increase to enhance our congested roads and deteriorating bridges, forcing them to rely on funding from the previous fiscal year.