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To many representatives of the construction industry, OSHA’s proposal to control silica dust at work sites will bear only poisoned fruits: increased costs and onerous regulation.
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US Senate agrees on $11B highway measure
The Senate agreed Wednesday on an $11 billion measure to temporarily fix a multibillion-dollar shortfall in federal highway and transit programs, setting up a vote next week on several alternatives.
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Read More »Obama pushes transportation money
President Barack Obama announced a new program Thursday to attract more private money to help pay to build new roads, bridges and highways as he criticized Congress for refusing to approve a more lasting source of transportation money.
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Read More »Critics slam Highway Trust Fund fix
If there's anything that can unite Democrats and Republicans in the partisan swamp of Capitol Hill, it's free money.
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Read More »House passes highway bill as deadline looms
With an August deadline looming, the House voted Tuesday to temporarily patch over a multibillion-dollar pothole in federal highway and transit programs while ducking the issue of how to put them on a sound financial footing for the long term.
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Read More »Obama to press for action on transportation money (UPDATE)
President Barack Obama is pressing Congress to make a long-term commitment to keep highway and transit aid flowing to states, but lawmakers appear headed for a short-term patch to sustain projects through next May.
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Read More »Highway Trust Fund fix advances in House
A House committee has taken a step toward keeping highway and transit aid flowing to states just three weeks before transportation programs are forecast to go broke.
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Read More »Depletion of Highway Trust Fund looms
Gridlock in Washington will lead to gridlock across the country if lawmakers can't quickly agree on how to pay for highway and transit programs, President Barack Obama and his top officials warned Tuesday.
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Read More »Fix to highway budget stalls
House Republicans won't support a plan by Senate Democrats to prevent states from facing a cutoff of federal highway and transit aid this summer, a key House committee chairman warned Wednesday, saying the proposal would force a tax increase.
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Read More »Senate Democrats unveil $9B for highway bill
Senate Democrats have unveiled a $9 billion plan to prevent states from facing a cutoff of federal highway construction money as early as this summer.
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