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| https://www.fischer.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news?ID=70a49f6b-d63f-4744-8e4d-eb3349674434 | Fischer Named to Conference Committee for Highway Bill | 2015-11-10 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | NE | Deb Fischer | F000463 | www.fischer.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. This afternoon, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), chairman of the Commerce Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, was appointed to the highway bill conference committee. The committee will focus on rectifying the differences between the House and Senate versions of the legislation. Fischer released the following statement this afternoon: Im honored to join my colleagues on the highway bills conference committee. Nebraskans and all Americans want a long-term transportation bill that provides certainty, advances highway project construction, and enhances road safety. After years of delay, we are now very close to a solution that would update and maintain Americas infrastructure for years to come. Last week, the House of Representatives passed a long-term highway funding bill, which set the stage for a conference committee to work out the differences between the Senate and House versions. Since her time in the Nebraska Legislature, Senator Fischer has been a strong proponent for long-term transportation solutions. Fischer joined her colleagues to craft the Senate version that passed in July. A long-term highway bill has broad support from across Nebraska. The following Nebraska stakeholders released statements praising Senator Fischers work on the transportation bill this afternoon: Barry Kennedy, President of the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce, released the following statement: No one knows Nebraskas infrastructure and roads funding needs better than Senator Fischer, who led the fight to pass LB84 in the Legislature. It is indeed good news for Nebraska to learn that Senator Fischer will be a member of the Senate-House conference talks to ensure that a highway funding measure gets to the presidents desk soon. Kyle Schneweis, Director of the Nebraska Department of Roads, released the following statement: The momentum is there for Congress to soon complete the first long-term authorization in a decade. Long-term stability of federal program funding is crucial to Nebraska and all State DOTs to efficiently plan and finance infrastructure projects we need to build today and to plan for tomorrow. Congress has an opportunity to provide the strength needed to ensure public safety and promote progress for Americas economy by passing a multiyear bill with long-term funding and sensible reforms. Now is the time to meet myriad needs of our aging highways, bridges, transit and rail systems. Lets get it done. Lynn Rex, Executive Director of the League of Nebraska Municipalities, released the following statement: Transportation infrastructure is critical to the future of all cities and villages in Nebraska. Distances between population centers make it crucial that Nebraskas highways and street be in a condition to meet the economic needs of our State. Senator Fischers experience in these areas will be invaluable as she represents Nebraskas transportation needs. In her capacity as chairman of the Commerce Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, and as an active member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, Fischer worked to include many key provisions in the Senate bill. Specifically, this legislation would reform the regulatory process, enhance project flexibility for states, and streamline the environmental review process. These provisions were drafted in consultation with transportation stakeholders in Nebraska, including officials from the Nebraska Department of Roads. Now that the highway bill has passed both chambers, a conference committee has been appointed to iron out the differences between the House and Senate versions. Both chambers will then vote on the final bill, which will be sent to the president to be signed into law. Senator Fischer will be joined on the conference committee by Senators Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), John Thune (R-S.D.), Orin Hatch (R-Utah), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), and John Cornyn (R-Texas). Senates version of the multi-year highway bill. # # # | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |