He is an acknowledged expert in the area of federal infrastructure budgeting and finance, having had an active role in the financing of each of the last three comprehensive surface transportation reauthorization bills dating back to the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.

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And in it they acknowledged that this was a novel area and that it possibly could lead to some litigation.

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Mr Hayes added that the bill would strengthen apprenticeships but acknowledged there was "more work to be done" in this area.

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