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House Voting Today on Transport Law Extension — What’s Next?

By Elana Schor | Sep 23, 2009 | No Comments

The House is slated to vote this afternoon on a three-month extension of the 2005 federal infrastructure law, as proposed yesterday by transportation committee chairman Jim Oberstar (D-MN). A full copy of the bill, expected to pass easily, is available here. But the bigger question of what happens next, with just three legislative days left […]

Oberstar to Back 3-Month Delay in Transport Bill As Soon As Next Week

By Elana Schor | Sep 17, 2009 | No Comments

House transportation committee chairman Jim Oberstar (D-MN) is readying a proposal to extend current infrastructure law by three months — 15 months less than the delay preferred by the White House — and could introduce the legislation as soon as next week, his office said today. "It’s obvious that we’re running out of September," Oberstar […]

Oberstar Stands Firm on Transportation Bill, Gets Industry Backup

By Elana Schor | Sep 14, 2009 | 1 Comment

In case any doubts remained about his willingness to challenge the White House and the Senate on prompt passage of a long-term infrastructure bill, House transportation committee chairman Jim Oberstar’s (D-MN) op-ed in the Politico this morning should clear them up: House transport committee chairman Jim Oberstar (D-MN) (Photo: Capitol Chatter) Unfortunately, the administration and […]

Transport Construction Industry Mobilizes for Oberstar’s Bill

By Elana Schor | Aug 12, 2009 | No Comments

Acrimonious opposition to health care reform has become the biggest political story of an otherwise sleepy August, but that doesn’t mean grassroots lobbying on the House’s six-year transportation bill has evaporated. (Image: ARTBA) The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), which represents major construction companies, released a bulletin to members today urging them to […]

30 Congressmen Propose Oil Futures Tax to Pay for Transportation

By Elana Schor | Aug 10, 2009 | 3 Comments

More than a month after he first proposed the idea, Rep. Pete DeFazio (OR) — along with 29 fellow Democrats — has introduced legislation that would levy a small tax on oil futures trades in order to close the yawning gap in the federal transportation budget. Oil traders on the New York Mercantile Exchange. (Photo: […]

Lawmakers Pitch Transport Funding Ideas, From VMT to Freight Taxes

By Elana Schor | Jul 23, 2009 | No Comments

Leaders of the House transportation committee, doggedly pursuing a six-year, $450 billion infrastructure bill this year, pressed their case this morning before Ways and Means Committee colleagues who must approve a new funding mechanism for their massive legislation. On transport funding, a question looms: Whither Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY)? (Photo: BusinessWeek) […]

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