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Business
Senate votes to move ahead with ā€˜jobs billā€™; final vote March 17
The U.S. Senate voted 61 to 30 on March 15 to end debate on the amended version of the ā€œjobs billā€ H.R. 2847 and proceed to a final vote on the measure Wednesday, March 17at 9:30 a.m. EDT, according to the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA). Six Republicans (Senators Kit Bond ā€“ Mo., [ā€¦]
March 16, 2010
Roadbuilding
House OKs $15 billion jobs bill, Senate to vote on amendments March 16
Congressional Democrats made headway on their top legislative priority ā€” job creation ā€” when the House of Representatives approved a $15 billion package of tax credits and highway construction. The 217-to-201 vote gave Democrats a much-needed victory after weeks of delay caused by Republican tactics, a record-setting snowstorm, and internal bickering. More job-creation efforts are [ā€¦]
March 12, 2010
Business
House OKs $15 billion jobs bill, Senate to vote on amendments March 16
Congressional Democrats made headway on their top legislative priority ā€” job creation ā€” when the House of Representatives approved a $15 billion package of tax credits and highway construction. The 217-to-201 vote gave Democrats a much-needed victory after weeks of delay caused by Republican tactics, a record-setting snowstorm, and internal bickering. More job-creation efforts are [ā€¦]
March 12, 2010
Safety
Houses passes resolution supporting National Public Works Week
U.S. House of Representatives passed H. Res. 313, a resolution supporting National Public Works Week, May 17-23, 2009. Instituted as a public education campaign by the American Public Works Association (APWA) in 1960, National Public Works Week calls attention to the importance of public works in community life. ā€œThis year, the occasion celebrates renewal, revitalization [ā€¦]
January 15, 2010
Roadbuilding
Another Band-Aid: House passes $7 billion to shore up the Highway Trust Fund
Well, itā€™s not the ideal solution, but this Band-Aid will at least keep the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) solvent. Just days before the HTF was going to run into the red, the House yesterday approved $7 billion to shore up the almost empty fund, according to a Reuters report in The Washington Post. This stop-gap [ā€¦]
January 15, 2010
Construction Equipment
House OKs three-month extension of SAFETEA-LU
And it looks like the extensions have begunā€¦but at least we wonā€™t be running on empty Sept. 30. The House on Sept. 23 passed a three-month extension to the surface transportation bill SAFETEA-LU, which is set to expire on Sept. 30. Its predecessor, TEA-21, endured extensions during a nearly two-year period. The extension, H.R. 3617, [ā€¦]
January 12, 2010
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