New Jersey is the most densely populated state in the most densely populated region of the nation.
New Jersey is a crossroads that is the economic center of our country. House Transportation Committee Chairman Bud Shuster, R-Pa. The program is at the end of its six-year life and is up for reauthorization. Roukema has led northeastern members of Congress in urging Shuster to reauthorize the program but not change its funding formula. A proposal by Southern and Western states would take money away from northeastern states, ignoring transportation needs and creating a new formula based on federal motor fuel tax collections.