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Let’s say reauthorization was a simple thing

It could be a really interesting week in the surface transportation reauthorization debate in the Congressional conference committee. If you step way, way back from it, it’s possible to argue that the basics of an agreement are there on the one hand for a clean, sensible, no frills, hard-working bill — and a series of […]

June 10, 2012

Roadbuilding

About the small print Congressman

Next Monday, April 16, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is back in D.C. after a well-deserved (sic) break to consider finalizing a reauthorization bill. There’s not a whole lot of optimism here. The Senate’s two-year bill is waiting in the wings but Republicans in the House are unlikely to go for it, again. They […]

April 11, 2012

Roadbuilding

Shame

Last Friday reauthorization was extended for the ninth time, this time for 90 days. You know what I feel about it. So does Ezra Klein apparently. “On Friday, President Obama signed the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012. Odds are you didn’t hear about it. There wasn’t a signing ceremony in the Rose Garden, and […]

April 4, 2012

Roadbuilding

Financial District

Varying tolls to control congestion works. Sort of. Sometimes.

March 20, 2012

Roadbuilding

Let ‘em have it this week!

I’m repeating myself, I know, but I want to urge as many of you as possible to take advantage of this week’s Congressional recess. Members are back in their districts and this is an election year. Put a little heat on them, a little pressure. Or, preferably, a lot. Congress has dithered and dithered when […]

February 20, 2012

Roadbuilding

Seat backs and tray tables upright

After a really bad flight we are ready for a really bad landing. Both the House and Senate are closing in this week on final votes on their versions of a replacement for SAFETEA-LU, the too-tough-to-die surface transportation bill. We need reauthorization so badly that any landing may be the best news we could hear. […]

February 13, 2012

Roadbuilding

Come Together, Right Now, Over Bill

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers is taking what I think will become a pretty popular position on the House’s HR7 reauthorization bill, the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act (AEIJA), just passed by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. It’s now with the Ways and Means Committee where sudden enlightenment on how to pay for […]

February 3, 2012

Roadbuilding

Mica’s Move is Made: Now let’s keep moving

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica and Members of the committee unveiled the American Energy an Infrastructure Jobs Act yesterday. I would like to think contractors, subs, agencies,equipment dealerships and OEMs are excited and getting ready to move quickly if this bill can become a reality. After some years of flatlining it has […]

February 1, 2012

Roadbuilding

Game On

The press conference is on the way today, so guesswork now is probably a waste of time. But just which reauthorization bill we see today will make a major difference come tomorrow. House Republicans are expected to propose spending about $270 billion in a bill that will span four and a half years . That’s […]

January 31, 2012

Roadbuilding

Today?

House Transportation Committee Chairman John L. Mica (R-FL) and Committee Members will roll out a long-term reauthorization and reform of transportation programs at a press conference today. This cornerstone proposal of the American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act will reform and streamline transportation programs, cut red tape in the project approval process, increase states’ flexibility […]

January 31, 2012

Roadbuilding

More reauthorization money?

Heartening note in a Reuters report that House Republicans, especially House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman John Mica, may be willing and able to work on finding enough funding for a new surface transportation bill to keep it functioning at current levels. You’ll recall that Mica and fellow committee Republicans had presented a proposal that […]

October 3, 2011

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Pa. Congressman Altmire supports passenger rail funding

U.S. Congressman Jason Altmire (Pa.-04), a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, is publicly lauding that private funding had been secured for a commuter rail line in western Pennsylvania. Congressman Altmire has been a strong supporter of the passenger rail line, securing funds in 2008 for a study that laid the groundwork for […]

October 1, 2011