Today’s Headlines
House Republicans Punt 9th Transpo Extension for 2nd Time in 24 Hours (Politico) GOP Rep. Asks: If We’re Out of Money for Transpo, Why Spend $10B/Mo. in Afghanistan? (Hill) Rasmussen Report Finds 48 Percent of Americans Think Feds Should Drop Gas Tax Rep. DeFazio: House GOP “Hate America,” Hate Idea of National Transportation System (Hill) … Continued
By
Ben Goldman
8:55 AM EDT on March 28, 2012
- House Republicans Punt 9th Transpo Extension for 2nd Time in 24 Hours (Politico)
- GOP Rep. Asks: If We’re Out of Money for Transpo, Why Spend $10B/Mo. in Afghanistan? (Hill)
- Rasmussen Report Finds 48 Percent of Americans Think Feds Should Drop Gas Tax
- Rep. DeFazio: House GOP “Hate America,” Hate Idea of National Transportation System (Hill)
- Maryland Senate Passes Anti-Sprawl Bill, But Without Key Provisions (WaPo)
- Bipartisan Policy Center: Transpo Bill an Opportunity to Rethink Spending (Bradenton Herald)
- How Washington Could Use Federal High-Speed Rail Money (Next American City)
- Did an Amendment to the Senate Transpo Bill Kill Private Investment? (New Republic)
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