Published: July 9, 2012
Tags: Obama, transportation bill
President Barack Obama signed legislation Friday maintaining jobs on transportation projects, saying it would “make a real difference” for millions of Americans.
Published: July 3, 2012
Tags: Obama, transportation bill
President Barack Obama on Friday plans to sign into law legislation that maintains jobs on transportation projects across the nation.
Published: June 29, 2012
Tags: flood, gas tax, Highway Trust Fund, Kevin Trass, Keystone XL, Pat Goss, transportation bill, WTBA
A two-year federal transportation bill passed by Congress on Friday spares Wisconsin both a feared $60 million cut and the uncertainty of another short-term extension.
Published: June 27, 2012
Tags: jobs, Keystone XL pipeline, transportation bill
Congressional leaders have tentatively agreed on a two-year bill to overhaul federal highway programs that drops a requirement that the government approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline.
Published: June 25, 2012
Tags: jobs, transportation bill
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says thousands of road and bridge construction projects could be in jeopardy if the U.S. House doesn’t approve the federal transportation bill already passed by the Senate.
Published: June 20, 2012
Tags: Highway Trust Fund, jobs, transportation bill
House and Senate leaders made a last-ditch effort Tuesday to revive stalled legislation to overhaul federal transportation programs – Congress’ best bet for passage of a major jobs bill this year – but prospects for approval before the November elections are chancy at best.
Published: June 19, 2012
Tags: gas tax, Highway Trust Fund, transportation bill
House and Senate leaders are making a last-ditch effort to revive stalled legislation to overhaul federal transportation programs — Congress’ best bet for passage of a major jobs bill this year — but prospects for passage before the November election are dimming.
Published: June 8, 2012
Tags: Keystone XL pipeline, transportation bill
House Speaker John Boehner says he may press for a six-month extension of highway and transit programs if the House and Senate fail to reach a deal by June 30.
Published: May 1, 2012
Tags: AFL-CIO, AGC, Associated General Contractors of America, Keystone XL pipeline, Obama, Ray LaHood, TBA, transportation bill, Transportation Builders Association
Defying expectations, Congress has reached the homestretch on a major overhaul of federal transportation programs that is critical if the nation is to avoid steep cutbacks in highway and transit aid.
Published: March 30, 2012
Tags: Obama, President Barack Obama, transportation bill
President Barack Obama has signed a three-month extension of a transportation bill to keep federal highway and transit aid flowing. The move prevents a widespread shutdown of construction projects.
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