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Biden picks Buttigieg for U.S. transportation secretary
President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Pete Buttigieg, former Democratic presidential primary contender and mayor of South Bend, Indiana, to serve as U.S. secretary of transportation, according to news reports. Buttigieg, 38, would be the first openly gay cabinet secretary if he is confirmed for the position by the Senate. He served as mayor of South […]
December 15, 2020
Roadbuilding
Obama administration kicks off Infrastructure Week funding push
As lawmakers on Capitol Hill scramble to extend transportation funding before the end of the month, a week of events is set to advocate for roadwork during Infrastructure Week. Vice President Joe Biden kicked off the week designed to raise awareness and increase the funding in transpiration on Monday in a webcast with U.S. Secretary of […]
May 12, 2015
Business
Corporate tax code reforms have early bi-partisan support as method for funding long-term highway bill this year
After President Barack Obama made a brief mention of infrastructure funding in his State of the Union address last week, urging Congress to focus on that rather than the Keystone XL pipeline, Vice President Joe Biden has now made his own appeal to lawmakers to fund a long-term highway bill this year. According to a […]
January 26, 2015
Roadbuilding
VP Biden announces new steps to Build America Investment Initiative
Vice President Joe Biden, along with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy and Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, have announced new steps the Obama administration plans to take as part of its Build America Investment Initiative. These steps include increasing procurement of private sector capital to further invest in ports, roads, bridges, broadband networks, […]
January 19, 2015
Roadbuilding
VP Biden urges for increase in infrastructure spending
Vice President Biden wants to see an increase in infrastructure spending, saying it would spur growth and create jobs. “Build, build, build, build. … We built the transcontinental railroad,” Biden said at an event hosted by CG/LA Infrastructure. “The first federal road was built from Washington to Ohio … [We] built a thing called the Eerie Canal […]
October 30, 2014
Roadbuilding
VP Biden explains the importance of transportation infrastructure
Vice President Joe Biden wants to change the way the United States invests in transportation infrastructure. Biden calls it the “Grow America Act.” Watch Biden explain his plan and the importance of transportation infrastructure by clicking play on the video below! What do you think of Biden’s plan? Share your thoughts in a comment below!
July 25, 2014
Roadbuilding
Vice President Biden expected to tout infrastructure investment during Panama Canal visit
Vice President Joe Biden is expected to promote infrastructure investment during a visit to the Panama Canal next month, according to a report from The Hill. The White House announced last week Biden’s tour of the Panama Canal expansion project. The Hill’s report notes that Biden will travel to Panama during the third week of […]
October 28, 2013
Business
Biden announces 10,000 stimulus-funded transportation projects underway in all 50 states
Vice President Joe Biden today announced that 10,000 transportation projects are now under way in all 50 states and the District of Columbia thanks to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), a.k.a. “the stimulus.” Projects are considered under way when a contractor has been hired, the project has received official notice to proceed, and […]
March 19, 2010
Roadbuilding
Biden announces states meet deadline for 100 percent of stimulus funds
States head into spring construction season with more than 12,000 Recovery Act projects funded, nearly 7,800 already underway CLERMONT, Fla. – At a RecoveryAct construction site outside Orlando today, Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced that every state and the District of Columbia met the March 2 Recovery Act deadline […]
March 1, 2010
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