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Roadbuilding

Obama to propose tax cuts to generate transportation funds

President Barack Obama will propose today a bipartisan effort to cut the U.S. corporate tax rate and use a portion of the generated revenue to fund infrastructure projects, according to a report from Reuters. Obama will propose the plan, which administration officials are referring to as a “grand bargain,” during a speech at an Amazon.com […]

July 30, 2013

Roadbuilding

White House “strongly supports” Senate DOT, HUD spending bill

The White House said on Tuesday that President Obama “strongly supports” the $54 billion budget for the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development that the Senate is considering, according to a report from The Hill. The announcement follows a White House statement on Monday that President Obama’s “senior advisors would recommend that he […]

July 24, 2013

Roadbuilding

White House threatens to veto House’s $44.1 billion DOT, HUD bill

The White House threatened on Monday to veto a $44.1 billion budget for the Departments of Transportation (DOT) and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that the House is considering, according to a report from The Hill. The THUD bill calls for $7.7 billion less than the current spending levels, cuts which the White House said […]

July 23, 2013

Roadbuilding

Obama discusses gas mileage standards in climate change speech

President Obama discussed higher standards for automobile gas mileage yesterday in his climate change policy speech, which took place at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., according to a report from The Hill. Obama said the climate proposal he unveiled is based on the requirement that cars get a minimum of 54.5 miles per gallon by […]

June 26, 2013

Roadbuilding

America’s supertrains are running late

Pardon me boy, is that the Chattanooga high speed rail unit? Or maybe we’re riding on the bullet train they call the City of New Orleans? We have our old trains. But will new high speed trains on high speed tracks replace them, and in doing so make the future of intercity travel less road […]

June 3, 2013

Business

Obama slashes review and approval times for infrastructure projects

As he said he would do shortly after his infrastructure-heavy State of the Union address, President Barack Obama has signed a Presidential Memorandum with the goal of decreasing the review and approval times for major infrastructure projects, according to our sister site Better Roads. Titled “Modernizing Federal Infrastructure Review and Permitting Regulations, Policies, and Procedures,” […]

May 24, 2013

Business

Immigration bill gains Senate committee’s approval, retains limit on construction visas but increases H-1B visas for highly skilled workers

With a 13-5 vote Tuesday night, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved an immigration bill that would give 11.5 million immigrants living in the United States illegally a chance at citizenship, the Associated Press reported. The bill retains the new guest worker program, called the “W-Visa,” that would make a maximum of 200,000 visas available each year. […]

May 23, 2013

Business

AED and 17 construction industry groups call for House to support approval of Keystone XL pipeline

In a letter addressed to Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi of California, the Associated Equipment Distributers and 17 other construction industry associations and unions called for the House of Representatives to approve a bill that would negate the need for President Barack Obama to sign off on the […]

May 22, 2013

Roadbuilding

Obama signs memorandum to expedite infrastructure projects

President Obama on Friday signed a Presidential Memorandum intended to decrease review and approval times for major infrastructure projects, according to WhiteHouse.gov. The memorandum, “Modernizing Federal Infrastructure Review and Permitting Regulations, Policies, and Procedures,” follows a March 22 Executive Order that launched a government-wide initiative aimed at expediting the federal review and permitting of infrastructure […]

May 20, 2013

Roadbuilding

Senate committee on transportation to move quickly on Foxx nomination, Rockefeller says

Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) said Monday that his panel would move quickly to hold a confirmation hearing on President Obama’s nomination of Anthony Foxx as the next Secretary of Transportation, The Hill reported. Though Rockefeller pushed for National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Deborah Hersman as the nominee for transportation […]

April 30, 2013

Business

Obama taps Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx as Transportation Secretary

According to a report from our sister site Better Roads, President Barack Obama has tapped Charlotte, North Carolina Mayor Anthony Foxx as the next Transportation Secretary. Should the Senate approve of the nomination, Foxx will replace Ray LaHood, who decided to step down from his position near the end of January. LaHood decided to stay […]

April 30, 2013

Roadbuilding

Obama nominates Anthony Foxx as Secretary of Transportation

President Obama nominated Charlotte, North Carolina, Mayor as his new Secretary of Transportation on Monday, outgoing Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood confirmed on his blog today. LaHood writes, “Mayor Anthony is the right man for the job” and cites projects in Charlotte like “improvements at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport and the expanded LYNX […]

April 29, 2013