February 15, 2012 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Journal of Commerce, February 13, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — An analysis by the Congressional Budget Office estimates the Republican-backed surface transportation plan would cause a $9.4 billion shortfall in Highway Trust Fund expenditures by the end of fiscal...
February 13, 2012 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Star Courier, February 11, 2012) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — U.S. Sen. Dick Durban is criticizing a transportation funding bill expected to be voted on in the House next week, warning that it could mean less money for Illinois roads and transit projects. Full story:...
February 13, 2012 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: San Francisco Chronicle editorial, February 13, 2012) SAN FRANCISCO — House Republicans may have set a record for how many counterproductive ideas can be stuffed into one package with their version of a $260 billion transportation bill. Full story: San...
February 13, 2012 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Los Angeles Times opinion column, February 12, 2012) LOS ANGELES — Rail safety advocates applauded when Congress in 2008 passed a law mandating a technology that could prevent deadly train crashes. But the celebration may have been premature. The system,...
February 10, 2012 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Bloomberg News, February 9, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. railroad and trucking industries called a truce, at least for now, in their lobbying battle over increasing the size and weight of trucks allowed on interstate highways. Full story: Bloomberg...
February 10, 2012 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 10, 2012) Yesterday, the U.S. Senate voted to advance its two-year, $109 billion surface transportation bill, known as the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21). The final vote was 85 to 11. Full story:...
February 8, 2012 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Newark Star-Ledger editorial, February 5, 2012) NEWARK, N.J. — As a transportation bill, it’s already being called “the worst bill ever.” House Republicans in Washington have taken a critical bill, which funds federal transportation projects for five years,...
February 6, 2012 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: The Hill, February 5, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) faces a difficult task in winning House approval of a $260 billion transportation bill that has come under attack from the right and the left. The transportation measure is being...
February 6, 2012 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 3, 2012) Early on February 3, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passed the “American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act,” a $260 billion bill that proposes to fund transportation programs over five years....
February 1, 2012 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Politico.com, February 1, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Republicans on Tuesday introduced a giant new surface transportation bill loaded with goodies for the GOP base. Greg Cohen, president and CEO of the American Highway Users Alliance, described the bill...
