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Inhofe: Obama’s $500 billion to $600 billion reauthorization bill “not going to happen”
Jim Inhofe
Oklahoma conservative Republican Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK), who has "been through," as a he puts it, eight reauthorization bills, said after hearing outgoing Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood say President Obama's goal was $500 billion to $600 billion ... Read More...
LaHood: Expect major transportation infrastructure announcement from Obama
Ray LaHood
Expect a major announcement on transportation infrastructure from President Obama.
That's the word from outgoing Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood.
"Once we get past immigration, guns, the sequester, I think the President is going to be big and bold on ... Read More...
Obama signs memorandum to expedite infrastructure projects
(Photo: Matt H. Wade / Wikipedia)
President Obama on Friday signed a Presidential Memorandum intended to decrease review and approval times for major infrastructure projects, according to WhiteHouse.gov.
The memorandum, “Modernizing Federal Infrastructure Review and Permitting Regulations, Policies, and Procedures,” follows ... Read More...
Senate committee on transportation to move quickly on Foxx nomination, Rockefeller says
Jay Rockefeller
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) said Monday that his panel would move quickly to hold a confirmation hearing on President Obama's nomination of Anthony Foxx as the next Secretary of Transportation, The Hill ... Read More...
Obama nominates Anthony Foxx as Secretary of Transportation
Obama speaks alongside Foxx (left) and LaHood (right) at the White House. (Photo: Fast Lane blog)
President Obama nominated Charlotte, North Carolina, Mayor as his new Secretary of Transportation on Monday, outgoing Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood confirmed on his ... Read More...
Obama expected to nominate Anthony Foxx as transportation secretary
Anthony Foxx
President Obama is expected to nominate Anthony Foxx, mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, as his new transportation secretary today, USA Today reported.
If the Senate approves, Foxx will replace Ray LaHood.
Foxx has led several transit infrastructure efforts in his ... Read More...
Obama’s FY2014 transportation budget: B+, maybe
Just what does transportation infrastructure get out of the President’s FY2014 budget?
To be sort of ho hum about it, it’s what I think we expected; it’s okay but it doesn’t change much and it doesn’t knock your socks off.
It could ... Read More...
Obama’s 2014 budget provides $50 billion increase in infrastructure spending
President Barack Obama on April 10 presented Congress with a $3.8 trillion budget plan for the 2014 fiscal year, which includes $50 billion for infrastructure spending, according to the Associated Press.
The $50 billion is intended for infrastructure investments and includes ... Read More...
Obama proposes $21 billion infrastructure bill
On Friday, President Obama requested lawmakers approve a $21 billion package to improve the United States’ infrastructure, The Hill reported.
The proposed package consists of $10 billion for an infrastructure bank, $4 billion for an investment program and $7 billion for ... Read More...
Transportation funding talks remain stagnant
The debate over transportation funding continues as MAP-21’s expiration date—September 2014—inches closer and closer.
Congressional discussions about how to increase funding are seemingly going nowhere, Politico reported.
While transportation funding, particularly the Highway Trust Fund, continues to decrease, ideas about an increase ... Read More...
White House releases transportation infrastructure ‘plan’
The White House has released a statement called "The President's Plan to Make America a Magnet for Jobs by Investing in Infrastructure." The plan repeats the president's State of the Union "fix it first" idea, claiming that, "Repair and maintenance ... Read More...
President pushes transportation construction speed-up in TV meetings
President Obama is set to sit down today for interviews with half a dozen television stations from major cities to push a plan that will speed up transportation construction projects. This has been a clearly-stated and much publicized goal of ... Read More...
