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THE AMERICAN JOBS ACT
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THE AMERICAN JOBS ACT
The American people understand that the economic crisis and the deep recession weren’t created overnight and won’t be solved overnight. The economic security of the middle class has been under attack for decades. That’s why President Obama believes we need to do more than just recover from this economic crisis – we need to rebuild the economy the American way, based on balance, fairness, and the same set of rules for everyone from Wall Street to Main Street.
President Obama’s new $50 billion infrastructure initiative — part of his $447 billion American Jobs Act (AJA)—offered no surprises. It’s almost an exact replica of his FY 2012 budget request which included a sum of $50 billion for transportation to “jump start” a proposed $556 billion six-year surface transportation reauthorization.
View this complete post...Transportation Issues Daily SAFETEA-LU will be renewed for six months under a Senate-House agreement reached late Friday. Congress will likely vote on the deal within the week. See Deal would Prevent USDOT Shut Down for details. In addition to three great aspects of the proposed extension, there are three concerning elements: 1. The Highway Trust […]
View this complete post...Transportation Issues Daily The House draft appropriations bill (read the Subcommittee’s summary) was published late Wednesday and is scheduled to be acted on Thursday at 4pm (Eastern). The proposal reduces Amtrak operating subsidies by about 40%, provides zero funding for high-speed and intercity passenger rail capital grants, zero funding for a new TIGER program, and […]
View this complete post...The continuing stalemate over FAA funding offers a foretaste of what awaits us in September when Congress will get down to discussing the transportation bill. Only the stakes will be much higher and the consequences of a deadlock much more serious. That is the sober assessment offered by seasoned Washington observers on both sides of the political divide.
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Written by: Larry Ehl
Last week President Obama announced he is “going to be putting out more proposals, week by week, that will help businesses hire and put people back to work.” He addressed transportation specifically: “Tell Congress to get past their differences and send me a road construction bill so that companies can put tens of thousands of people to work right now building our roads and bridges and airports and seaports. I mean, think about it. America used to have the best stuff — best roads, best airports, best seaports. We’re slipping behind because we’re not investing in it, because of politics and gridlock. Do you want to put people to work right now rebuilding America? You’ve got to send that message to Congress. ”
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