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Shuster rules out gas tax hike for highway funding; LaHood continues push for 10-cent gas tax hike
Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) has has pulled a federal gas tax hike off the table of options for transportation funding. Shuster, chairman of the House Transportation Committee, said Tuesday at an event hosted by Building Americaâs Future (BAF) and Bloomberg Government that âeconomically, itâs not the timeâ to increase the fuel tax, The Hill reports. [âŚ]
February 5, 2014
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TIFIA transportation project loan program under fire
Congress will begin reconciling Senate and House highway reauthorization bills this week that contain significantly increased funding for a loan program thatâs criticized as providing credit for too many public-private toll projects. On May 8, conferees from both chambers will have start meetings to begin the compromise process between House and Senate proposals for a [âŚ]
May 8, 2012
Roadbuilding
TIFIA transportation project loan program under fire
Congress will begin reconciling reauthorization bills that contain significantly increased funding for a somewhat controversial loan program.
May 7, 2012
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T&Iâs Mica: âI will agree to one highway extensionâ
Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee Chairman John L. Mica (R-Fla.) released the following statement in response to the Presidentâs call for a clean extension of U.S. surface transportation legislation: âIn the interest of getting Americans back to work and moving vital transportation legislation, Republicans are committed to working with the President and Congressional Democrats,â Mica [âŚ]
August 31, 2011
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E-ZPass to highway funding? By Marcia Gruver Doyle Hopes for an even adequate highway funding bill were dashed on the rocks of the U.S. House and Senate proposals released last month. How do we move roadbuilding revenues beyond the frozen-in-time gas tax? One thing we canât do is think our only choice to a gas [âŚ]
August 3, 2011
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