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Dear Congress: ‘This is no way to run a railroad,’ a dozen USDOT secs say
Current Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and 11 former DOT chiefs on Monday sent a letter to Congress saying the lawmakers’ work doesn’t end with the patch to the shortfall in the Highway Trust Fund that is currently under consideration.
July 22, 2014
Business
A modest proposal to fix the Highway Trust Fund: Bring back bacon grease
It’s easy just to say that Congress is broken – but that doesn’t solve anything. So CCJ Senior Editor has a modest proposal: Let’s bring back earmarks.
July 7, 2014
Business
Senate begins search for highway funding; transportation bill expected Thursday
The U.S. Senate this week began debating how to fund surface transportation programs, ahead of the expected Thursday release of a multi-year federal plan. Collegial pledges of bipartisanship, however, don’t pay the bills.
May 8, 2014
Business
Obama’s highway plan headed to Congress, but questions (and shortfalls) remain
President Obama is preparing to send Congress his $302 billion transportation bill, but the four-year authorization still might not be enough to cover the rapidly dwindling Highway Trust Fund.
April 24, 2014
Business
DOT chief outlines plan to tackle ‘infrastructure deficit’
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx preached to the choir Wednesday, telling a gathering of transportation policy experts that the U.S. is falling behind in infrastructure investment and that the solution is to spend more, and spend wisely, on the nation’s roads and bridges.
January 16, 2014
Business
DOT posts 2014-2018 plan, seeks comment
The U.S. Department of Transportation is looking at the big picture, and is asking the public for their thoughts on making transportation more efficient and safer.
August 27, 2013
Business
President urges investment in transportation; Congress seeks additional revenue
Upgrading the U.S. transportation infrastructure, and paying for it, are in the political spotlight as President Obama and a divided Congress continue to squabble over the best ways to grow the American economy. “If you want to create jobs right now, but also jobs that will have impacts for years, here’s the way to do […]
July 29, 2013
Business
News for Foxx: Lead, don’t echo
Priority One for new Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx should be this: Take a leadership role in helping the White House and Congress deliver a long-term, comprehensive highway bill.
July 25, 2013
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