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Roadbuilding
Inhofe: Obamaās $500 billion to $600 billion reauthorization bill ānot going to happenā
Oklahoma conservative Republican Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK), who has ābeen through,ā as a he puts it, eight reauthorization bills, said after hearing outgoing Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood say President Obamaās goal was $500 billion to $600 billion long-term reauthorization bill: āItās not going to happen.ā But, he said, a long term, well-funded bill is [ā¦]
June 5, 2013
Roadbuilding
Uh oh, somebodyās out of touch on the gas tax
If something is unpopular but beneficial to the American public, do you as a member of Congress (a) support it, or (b) check the polls because sometimes whatās good for the country could get a person unelected. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce backs a fuel tax increase because, as President Reagan once said before he [ā¦]
February 14, 2013
Roadbuilding
RoadWorks
What our governors and others want in a reauthorization bill.
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. Thereās not a whole lot of optimism here. The Senateās two-year bill is waiting in the wings but Republicans in the House are unlikely to go for it, again. They [ā¦]
April 11, 2012
Roadbuilding
RoadWorks
Buried drinking water infrastructure is in desperate need of funds, an app for potholes and the American need for speed is expensive.
April 8, 2012
Roadbuilding
Financial District
Varying tolls to control congestion works. Sort of. Sometimes.
March 20, 2012
Roadbuilding
Civic Lessons
Watching the reauthorization wheels go round and round remains one of the most frustrating occupations in our industry. The Senate Bill creeps ahead after some extraneous amendments have been hurdled. The House Republicans are now looking at a heavily reworked bill, and one that seems to have as much support as the pre-worked bill. Instead [ā¦]
March 1, 2012
Roadbuilding
Let āem have it this week!
Iām repeating myself, I know, but I want to urge as many of you as possible to take advantage of this weekās 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 [ā¦]
February 20, 2012
Roadbuilding
Ladies and Gentlemen, a (draft) reauthorization
Really? We have waited and waited and waited (eight times) for a new surface transportation bill ā quick, who won the Super Bowl the last year of SAFETEA-LU) ā with details (there was of course a strong bill bill from Democrat Jim Oberstar, the previous leader of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee). Current committee [ā¦]
January 31, 2012
Roadbuilding
Is this it? Or something like it?
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has released the full text of its surface transportation reauthorization bill. It's called MAP-21 (SAFETEA-LU it isn't), and of course, it's an acronym (they have people for this) -- Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act.
December 5, 2011
Roadbuilding
Is this it? Or something like it?
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has released the full text of its surface transportation reauthorization bill. It's called MAP-21 (SAFETEA-LU it isn't), and of course, it's an acronym (they have people for this) -- Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act.
December 5, 2011
Roadbuilding
Is this it? Or something like it?
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has released the full text of its surface transportation reauthorization bill. It's called MAP-21 (SAFETEA-LU it isn't), and of course, it's an acronym (they have people for this) -- Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act.
December 5, 2011
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