Transportation Bill

What's in the Highway Bill?

James Kotecki | Posted 05.04.2012

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Next week, House and Senate lawmakers will begin negotiating a massive new transportation bill. Where does all the money go?

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Potential Light Emerges On Key Infrastructure Bill

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 05.01.2012

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WASHINGTON — Defying expectations, Congress has reached the homestretch on a major overhaul of federal transportation programs that is critical ...

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House GOP Divide Puts Ice On Key Projects

Posted 04.25.2012

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By David Lawder WASHINGTON--Nearly every day, rush-hour traffic backs up for miles on both ends of the overburdened Brent Spence Bridge, which ...

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Democratic Lawmaker Warns Of 'Zombies' In Transportation Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 04.18.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) took on a brave new title on Wednesday: zombie killer. Standing alongside a giant photograph of a highway...

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How to Pay for Infrastructure

Jonathan Tisch | Posted 04.17.2012

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Across America, innovative public-private efforts are showing our nation's leaders not only how to upgrade aging infrastructure, but, more importantly, how to pay for it.

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US House To Try Again To Advance Keystone Pipeline

Reuters | Posted 04.14.2012

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* Obama had put the pipeline on hold * Republicans say pipeline would generate jobs By Roberta Rampton WA...

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House GOP Considers Reviving Controversial Practice

Posted 04.02.2012

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By Richard Cowan The huge federal transportation bill was in tatters in early March when Representative Mike Rogers of Alabama posed a heretica...

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Obama Temporarily Prevents Widespread Shutdown

AP | Posted 05.30.2012

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has signed a three-month extension of a transportation bill to keep federal highway and transit aid flowing....

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House Punts On Massive Transportation Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 03.29.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The House of Representatives Thursday rebuffed a bipartisan Senate plan to keep major transportation projects humming for the next two y...

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Billion-Dollar Bill Heads For Another Shutdown Showdown

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 03.29.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Senate leaders pleaded Wednesday for the House to pass a transportation bill before funding for thousands of projects across the country...

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Crucial Bill Turns Into A Headache For House GOP

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 05.23.2012

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WASHINGTON — A bill that Republican leaders were promoting as the centerpiece of their job-creation agenda has instead turned into one of their ...

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Harry Reid Mocks GOP For 'State Of Disrepair'

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 03.22.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Republicans torn by Tea Party divisions in the House will pay a political price for threatening to stall the $109 billion job-creating t...

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The Road Forward on Transportation Policy

National Council of La Raza | Posted 05.21.2012

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While there are still improvements that could be made to the overall bill, NCLR is pleased that the Senate overcame partisan gridlock in order to prevent actual gridlock for millions of Americans.

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Ray LaHood, New Jersey Senators To John Boehner: 'Let's Not Allow the House Tea Party To Hold Jobs Hostage'

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 03.19.2012

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HOBOKEN, N.J. -- Federal and state leaders pleaded Monday with House Speaker John Boehner to take up the Senate's transportation bill, which passed la...

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Senate Passes Bipartisan Transportation Bill With Surprising Dig At Wall Street

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 03.14.2012

The Senate passed a two-year, $109 billion bipartisan transportation bill in a 74-22 vote Wednesday, handing Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) signi...

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Natural Gas Bill Profits Four Billionaires

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 03.13.2012

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WASHINGTON -- On any given day, Congress is likely to be considering some type of legislation that would funnel taxpayer cash to a handful of rich men...

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Boehner's Big Loss

Politico | Jake Sherman and John Bresnahan | Posted 03.09.2012

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Speaker John Boehner’s got quite the losing streak going. Just in the past two weeks, nearly 100 Republicans said they'd vote against two differe...

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Nancy Pelosi Ridicules House Republicans' 'Little King' Jobs Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 03.08.2012

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WASHINGTON -- House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) thinks it's all well and good that House Republicans have White House support for their jo...

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Republican Sen. Mike Enzi: Gas Taxes Must Be Raised

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 03.07.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Just hours after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell argued that the president wants to raise gas prices by hiking taxes, a senior me...

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Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline Won't Ease Gas Prices; Senate Must Reject It

Frances Beinecke | Posted 05.07.2012

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Pipeline supporters and their allies in Congress are trying to capitalize on rising gas prices by claiming the pipeline would lower prices at the pump. That is patently false.

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Keystone XL Oil Pipeline Opponents Launch New Ad

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 03.07.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Keystone XL pipeline opponents have announced a new ad buy, hitting back on gas prices ahead of what could be a critical vote in the Sen...

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Democrats Getting Behind Natural Gas

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 03.06.2012

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WASHINGTON -- A growing alliance between Democratic leaders and the natural gas industry looks like it's bearing fruit for both sides, with Democrats ...

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Huge Transportation Bill Hits Senate Roadblock

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 03.06.2012

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WASHINGTON -- A transportation bill worth $109 billion and an estimated 3 million jobs stalled in the Senate on Tuesday amid battles over amendments t...

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Don't Derail Transportation Jobs

Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins | Posted 05.05.2012

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If Congress is serious about putting Americans back to work -- if they're serious about reviving communities, keeping our roads and bridges safe, and protecting our kids and our health -- they'll pass a transportation bill that America needs now.

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Democratic Leaders Predict GOP Train Wreck On Transportation Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 03.02.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Congressional Democrats predict Republicans are headed for another train wreck in the House over the stalled transportation bill. The...

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