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42,000 construction jobs lost for a lie: Billionaire green activist flashes cash, democrats put off Keystone decision until 2016
Funny how good people with good intentions wind up doing bad things when they enlist politicians to their cause. In February, the New York Times featured a profile of billionaire Tom Steyer’s bid to raise $100 million to defeat the Keystone pipeline project and promote the democratic party’s green agenda. After endless backpedaling, the State […]
May 23, 2014
Business
President Obama, VP Biden treat 4 construction workers to burgers and fries
The President and Vice President took their lunch outside the White House on Friday and treated four construction workers to burgers and fries as part of the Obama administration’s push to increase highway construction funding. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden ate at a Shake Shack restaurant a few blocks away from the […]
May 21, 2014
Roadbuilding
Obama criticizes House GOP bill for major cuts to job-creating program
President Barack Obama said on Saturday that the House Republicans’ proposed budget would slash a job-creating program by 80 percent. The comment came during Obama’s weekly address at the White House, where he reiterated Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx’s warning that if Congress fails to pass a surface transportation reauthorization bill that addresses the nearly-insolvent Highway […]
May 19, 2014
Roadbuilding
Obama, Biden call for infrastructure investment
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden pushed for transportation infrastructure investment during their respective trips to New York’s Tappan Zee Bridge and Ohio’s Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority this week. While at the site of the $3.9 billion Tappan Zee Bridge project in Tarrytown, New York, Obama urged Congress to pass the administration’s […]
May 15, 2014
Roadbuilding
Obama taps Victor Mendez for deputy transportation secretary, Peter Rogoff for under secretary for policy
The White House on Wednesday announced who President Barack Obama intends to nominate for the open deputy transportation secretary and under secretary for policy positions. Obama has tapped Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez as deputy secretary for transportation. Mendez has been federal highway administrator since 2009 and took on his temporary position as acting deputy […]
May 15, 2014
Business
Senate committee unveils text of highway reauthorization bill
The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee on Monday night revealed the text of its surface transportation reauthorization bill. Dubbed the MAP-21 Reauthorization Act, the six-year bill would reauthorize surface transportation projects through fiscal year 2020 and is indexed for inflation. Highlights outlined in the bill’s summary include: Six years of fully-funded highway programs Greater transparency of Highway […]
May 13, 2014
Roadbuilding
President Obama brings focus to highway bill during National Transportation Week
The White House announced on Friday that May 11-17 is National Transportation Week and May 16 is National Defense Transportation Day. The announcement comes as Infrastructure Week begins, bringing several conferences, roundtables, educational seminars and other infrastructure-related events to Washington, D.C. Related: Infrastructure jobs can boost U.S. employment; highway funding push continues The president notes […]
May 12, 2014
Business
DOT Chief Foxx sends long-term highway bill to Congress
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced on Tuesday that Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx sent a long-term highway bill to Congress. The bill, dubbed the GROW AMERICA Act, is based on President Barack Obama’s 4-year, $302 billion transportation reauthorization proposal. Foxx said the bill aims to create jobs while offering a solution to fix the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) before it runs out of money this […]
April 30, 2014
Roadbuilding
DOT Chief Foxx sends highway bill to Congress; bill reflects President Obama’s 4-year, $302 billion reauthorization proposal
The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) announced on Tuesday that Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx is sending a long-term transportation bill to Congress. Related: Foxx: Insolvent transportation system could cost 700k jobs The bill, dubbed the GROW AMERICA Act, is based on President Barack Obama’s 4-year, $302 billion transportation reauthorization proposal. Foxx said last week […]
April 29, 2014
Business
Obama prepares to send $302 billion highway bill to Congress, but will it be enough?
President Barack Obama is preparing to present his proposed $302 billion, four-year transportation reauthorization bill to Congress. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced on the DOT’s Fast Lane blog that the president plans to send a draft of the legislation to lawmakers, though no specific timetable has been presented. “Soon, the Obama Administration will do exactly […]
April 24, 2014
Roadbuilding
Obama to present Congress with proposed transportation reauthorization bill
President Barack Obama is preparing to present his proposed $302 billion, four-year transportation reauthorization bill to Congress. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced on the DOT’s Fast Lane blog that the president plans to send a draft of the legislation to lawmakers, though no specific timetable has been presented. “Soon, the Obama Administration will do exactly […]
April 23, 2014
Roadbuilding
CBO: Highway Trust Fund would shortfall under Obama’s proposed budget
The Highway Trust Fund (HTF) would run out of money under President Barack Obama’s proposed $302 billion, four-year highway budget, according to data released from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). In addition to allocating funds to various transportation sectors, the bill offers a one-time $150 billion cash infusion. However, the CBO says that is not […]
April 21, 2014
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