CLEAN TRANSPORTATION PUSH: The budget includes $320 billion divided over ten years to bolster public transportation, an urban planning program and clean vehicle research. Here's more from Keith Laing: http://bit.ly/1QpSvJP
Date: Feb 09, 2016
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Overnight Finance: Path clears for Ryan; GOP backing off debt-limit bill
HIGHWAY BILL UPDATE: HOUSE UNVEILS BILL,via Keith Laing:"The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committeeon Thursdayapproved a bipartisan bill to spend up to $325 billion on transportation projects over the next six years while Congress scrambles to prevent a loss of infrastructure spending
The Hill, House to probe TSA employee vetting, by Keith Laing: Lawmakers in the House are planning to probe the vetting of Transportation Security Administration employees after a report found the agencys workers failed to find fake explosives and weapons in internal tests at almost all of Ame
bamas document left much to be desired. As The Hills Keith Laing wrote,"The request is widely seen as being deliberately vague language in an attempt to win over critics on the left wary of mission creep and those on the right who dont want to restrict possible military action against ISIS."
Date: Feb 17, 2015
Category: U.S.
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Bramwell's Lunch Beat: Engelbert to Become First Woman to Lead US Big 4 Firm
opposes gas tax hike, poll showsNearly 70 percent of Americans are opposed to the idea of raising the 18.4-cents-per-gallon federal gas tax to pay for new transportation projects, according to a poll released on Friday by a group that is working to stop such an increase, wrote Keith Laing of The Hill.
Date: Feb 09, 2015
Category: Business
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OVERNIGHT FINANCE: Deficit to drop to lowest level under Obama
THE DO-SOMETHING CONGRESS?The Hill's Cristina Marcos ranks the most likely policy issues this Congress will address (with assists from Cory Bennett, Keith Laing, Julian Hattem and me).http://bit.ly/1CrSWzF
ts coming down to the wire for Highway, Border, and Veterans Affairs in the Senate. Keith Laing for The Hill: The House on Thursday shot down legislation from the Senate that would have extended federal transportation funding until December. The 272-150 vote puts pressure on Senate Democrats to ac
KEEPING TABS: HERITAGE TO SCORE HIGHWAY BILL,via Keith Laing: A pair of influential conservative groups have begun mobilizing against a $10 billion bill to extend federal transportation funding that is scheduled to come up for a vote in the House on Tuesday.