In Last Two Days, Four House Republicans Have Publicly Endorsed Bipartisan Senate Bill Will Boehner Continue To Block Consideration of Bill That Got 74 Votes In Senate? “An increasing Number of House Republicans are beginning to say the House should take up the Senate bill…” Just Today, GOP Rep. King Spokesman Said He Would Vote…
Washington, D.C. – Nevada Senator Harry Reid spoke on the Senate floor today regarding the transportation jobs bill and legislation to repeal subsidies for big oil companies raking in record profits. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery: Tens of thousands of bridges and millions of miles of roadways across the country are in…
GOP Flip-Flops Have Jeopardized Budget Deal, Highway Bill & Export Bank BUDGET DEAL SENATE HIGHWAY BILL EXPORT-IMPORT BANK
Current transportation authorization expires March 31st WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a letter sent today to House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA), Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD), Chairman of the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, called for…
Washington, D.C. – Senator Charles E. Schumer released the following statement Tuesday in response to House Speaker John Boehner’s comments that he is open to bringing up the Senate’s bipartisan highway bill: “Senate Republicans have been using amendments to delay this bipartisan highway bill until Speaker Boehner could figure out a path for dealing with…
Washington, D.C. – Nevada Senator Harry Reid made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding the transportation jobs bill. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery: Fifty-six years ago, it took President Eisenhower a year to convince Congress – and the country – to make an unprecedented investment in America’s highway system. After…
With 70,000 bridges “structurally deficient,” roads crumbling and highways in need of repair, it’s time for the Senate to pass the bipartisan Surface Transportation jobs bill, sponsored by Senators Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and James Inhofe (R-Okla.). This legislation would put 2 million hard-working Americans back on the job while at the same time investing in…