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House Appropriations panel approves THUD bill; DOT Chief Foxx reiterates repercussions of Highway Trust Fund insolvency
A panel in House Appropriations Committee approved the committee’s transportation and housing bill on Wednesday, while Transportation Secretary Foxx discussed problems the U.S. will face if a new highway bill is not passed. The transportation and housing bill, which makes appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development (THUD) through September 2015, […]
May 8, 2014
Roadbuilding
Congress passes omnibus bill, includes $71.3 billion for transportation
The $1 trillion government spending bill for 2014 cleared Congress yesterday, providing a total of $71.3 billion for transportation spending. The bill passed in the Senate yesterday with a 72-26 vote, Politico reports. The House approved the bill earlier this week on a vote of 359-67. The bill provides $17.8 billion in discretionary appropriations and […]
January 17, 2014
Business
$410 billion omnibus spending bill signed into law; some pundits are screaming ‘pork’
A $410 billion omnibus spending bill was signed into law yesterday, but some critics say it includes billions of dollars in pork. The bill will fund most Cabinet departments and some other federal agencies for 2009. It passed the Senate in a voice vote 62-35. The Los Angeles Times reports that White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs […]
January 6, 2010
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