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Senators continue policy games with transportation funding bill as July 31 deadline looms
While the Senate’s DRIVE Act, H.R. 22, is being lauded for the potential it brings for the first long-term transportation funding option in years, it is now being used as a political pawn with attached amendments. The bill would provide three years of guaranteed funding for the Highway Trust Fund. This is nothing new in […]
July 28, 2015
Roadbuilding
Bipartisan Senate group introduces 6-year, $257 billion highway bill
Another Highway Trust Fund deadline is fast approaching, and the looming loss of funds has some U.S. Senators reaching across the isle to get a deal done. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma), Barbara Boxer (D-California), David Vitter (R-Louisiana) and Tom Carper (D-Deleware) introduced a six-year, $257.5 billion bill on Tuesday from the Environment and Public Works […]
June 24, 2015
Roadbuilding
Paul, Boxer intro bill calling for 6.5% tax on repatriated foreign earnings to fund highway spending
As we near the May 31 funding deadline for the Highway Trust Fund (HTF), an expected flurry of proposed legislation to extend funding is popping up, with the latest being a bipartisan proposal from Senators Barbara Boxer (D-California) and Rand Paul (R-Kentucky). Their Invest in Transportation Act, S. 981, would ask for companies to voluntarily […]
April 20, 2015
Roadbuilding
Sens. Paul and Boxer reach across the aisle, propose corporate tax holiday to boost infrastructure funding
Senators Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) have proposed a corporate tax holiday to fund U.S. infrastructure projects. The proposal would give businesses a reprieve from penalties for avoiding prior taxes if they agree to move money back to the U.S. and pay a 6.5 percent rate on it. The money collected would then […]
February 1, 2015
Roadbuilding
Fingers crossed: Senate highway bill could be unveiled soon
Senators Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) may soon unveil a highway funding bill that would direct money to the struggling Highway Trust Fund from taxes on companies’ overseas earnings, according to Politico’s Morning Transportation report from Jan. 22. Paul, however, did not mention any specifics in his announcement about a potential bill of what […]
January 23, 2015
Roadbuilding
Boxer tells GOP to focus on Highway Trust Fund, not Keystone
It’s clear that one of Sen. Barbara Boxer’s (D-Calif.) top priorities is to fix the Highway Trust Fund before it runs out of funding in May. However, not everyone agrees that it should be Congress’ main focus. A lot of Republicans have made the Keystone XL pipeline their top priority, and Boxer doesn’t understand why. “It is a […]
January 8, 2015
Roadbuilding
Shuster rules out gas tax increase
The chairman of the House Transportation Committee, Bill Shuster, says passing a long-term transportation funding bill is top priority heading into 2015, but he rules out the possibility of a gasoline tax increase, or a motorist user fee, according to a report on triblive.com. Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Hollidaysburg, has been a supporter of a vehicle-miles-traveled tax […]
December 30, 2014
Roadbuilding
A New Year’s Resolution for Congress
Ever get tired of reading about the Highway Trust Fund (HTF)? It seems like every other day a new politician is stressing the importance of transportation infrastructure, yet Congress continuously fails to reach a long-term transportation funding plan. Heading into 2014, people were hopeful for a long-term bill. Unfortunately, Congress was unable to work out […]
December 30, 2014
Roadbuilding
Boxer urges House Ways & Means Committee to save Highway Trust Fund
Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee has made it clear that saving the Highway Trust Fund is among her top priorities. In a letter to Congressman Dave Camp, Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, and Congressman Sander Levin, she urges for help in finding a long-term solution. […]
October 14, 2014
Roadbuilding
Highway Trust Fund 2014: Timeline of Events
It felt like an eternity went by before Congress passed a bill to fund the Highway Trust Fund through May 2015. Unfortunately, for or as long as it took, nobody ended up happy with the outcome. Congress had months to work out a long-term deal and all they could agree on is a short-term plan […]
August 15, 2014
Roadbuilding
House panel proposes $10.5 billion stopgap for transportation; Sens. Boxer, Carper oppose plan
The House Ways and Means Committee has proposed a stopgap to fund transportation projects for eight months, but Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.) are opposing the plan. According to a report from The Hill, the Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday proposed a $10.5 billion, eight-month funding bill that would extend transportation […]
July 9, 2014
Roadbuilding
House GOP leaders move forward with USPS savings plan for highway funding; Senate EPW, postal union criticize plan
House Republican leaders are moving forward with a plan to fund the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) with savings from cutting certain U.S. Postal Service programs. House GOP leaders released a memo on Friday outlining the plan, which includes changes such as ceasing Saturday operations, which Republicans say will save $10.7 billion over a decade, Politico […]
June 2, 2014
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