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Congress clears surface transportation extension

One day after the House passed the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011 by a final vote of 421 to 4, the Senate approved by voice vote March 3 vital legislation to extend highway, transit, and highway safety programs through the end of September, clearing the measure for signature by President Barack Obama.

March 3, 2011

U.S. House approves Diesel Emissions Reduction Act

The Diesel Emissions Reduction Act needs President Barack Obama’s signature for the bipartisan legislation to be reauthorized for five more years, as the U.S. House of Representatives already approved the legislation. The U.S. Senate unanimously approved DERA on Dec. 16. President Obama is expected to sign the reauthorization into law. DERA (H.R. 5809) is a five-year […]

January 10, 2011

AASHTO ‘pleased’ Obama pushing for transportation investment

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Executive Director John Horsley issued a statement on Oct. 13 commending President Barack Obama on his Columbus Day speech that called for bipartisan support to bring about a “fundamental overhaul” of the country’s “woefully inefficient” federal surface transportation systems to reduce unemployment and allow America to […]

October 13, 2010

Volvo Trucks backs Obama on environmental endeavors

Denny Slagle, president and CEO of Volvo Trucks North America, participated in an event at the White House today during which President Obama signed a presidential memorandum aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving the fuel efficiency of medium- and heavy-duty trucks and buses. The memorandum outlines principles agreed to by Volvo Trucks, the […]

May 21, 2010

Obama expects unemployment to continue to rise

Fantastic. I’ve now learned that not only is the United States in the most debt it has ever been in — $1 trillion, with a possible $2 million deficit by later this year — but unemployment is expected to continue to rise. I thought the idea of the nearly trillion-dollar stimulus plan was to get […]

January 15, 2010

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