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Obama Mocks Congress For Vote

Posted 01.02.2012

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President Barack Obama urged lawmakers to move on the transportation funding portion of his jobs bill Wednesday, while simultaneously mocking them for...

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Beyond Growth Potential, China's High Speed Rail Lessons For U.S. Are Few

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 11.22.2011

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President Obama's trip to the Brent Spence Bridge on Thursday points to the difficulties inherent in getting specific about infrastructure spending: n...

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Sam Stein

Republican Jobs Proposal Gets Law Wrong, Transportation Department Says

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.09.2011

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WASHINGTON -- One of the Republican Party's suggestions for how to create infrastructure jobs without spending a dime is unlikely to produce much of a...

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Obama Presses Republicans To End 'Political Posturing'

AP | By ERICA WERNER | Posted 11.03.2011

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is appealing to Congress to pass a transportation bill that would put money in the pipeline for roads and constru...

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Jennifer Bendery

But Clean Extension of FAA Funding Still Up In The Air

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 10.31.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Hours after President Barack Obama pressed Congress to extend surface transportation funding before it runs out next month, a key House ...

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Obama Pushes Congress On Transportation Spending Bill

AP | Posted 10.31.2011

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will make a push for more transportation spending on Wednesday. The White House says Obama will urge Congress to...

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Sam Stein

Obama To Call For Extension Of Transportation Funds Currently Set To Expire

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.30.2011

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WASHINGTON -- As part of an effort to spur additional job creation, the Obama administration will push Congress to keep surface transportation spendin...

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Sam Stein

White House Seeks $53 Billion For High-Speed Rail

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration called on Tuesday for Congress to authorize a significant new investment in high-speed passenger rail systems, ...

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Obama Pushes $50 Billion Plan To Create Jobs, Upgrade Transportation Infrastructure

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Monday lobbied for Republican support from Capitol Hill for a burst of spending on transportation project...

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Better Transportation Investment Creates More Jobs

Dan_Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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With almost one in ten American workers currently unemployed, smart investment in infrastructure is an efficient way to create jobs right now.

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Obama Assails GOP, Promotes Jobs In Labor Day Speech

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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A combative President Barack Obama rolled out a long-term jobs program Monday that will exceed $50 billion to rebuild roads, railways and runways, and...

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Obama Jobs Speech: Help For Small Businesses, Transportation, Energy-Efficient Homes

AP | TOM RAUM | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama called for a major new burst of federal spending Tuesday, perhaps $150 billion or more, aiming to jolt the w...

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Sam Stein

Obama's First 100 Days: 10 Achievements You Didn't Know About

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.29.2009

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Despite the anticipation that accompanies it, the marking of a president's first 100 days in office is a decidedly predictable affair. The White House...

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Sam Stein

LaHood Hits Back Hard Against Charges Of "Socialism," "Obama Recession"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Secretary of Transportation Ray Lahood hit back hard on Monday to charges from White House critics that President Barack Obama's economic policies -- ...

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Sam Stein

Obama Touts Main Street Success As Wall Street Plunges

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Obama administration hosted an event at the Department of Transportation on Tuesday to mark the first case of stimulus money creating infrastructu...

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