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House Democrats are eyeing a $450 billion price tag for their federal transportation bill but haven’t solved the revenue puzzle (WSJ) Obama administration’s new climate change report says transportation will affect the warming planet … but the warming planet also will affect transportation (NYT) Local transit agencies cheer the war spending bill for allowing them … Continued

By Elana Schor

7:45 AM EDT on June 17, 2009

House Democrats are eyeing a $450 billion price tag for their federal transportation bill but haven’t solved the revenue puzzle (WSJ)
Obama administration’s new climate change report says transportation will affect the warming planet … but the warming planet also will affect transportation (NYT)
Local transit agencies cheer the war spending bill for allowing them to use federal cash on operating costs (NYT)
Virginia becomes the last state to formally request stimulus money for transportation — four months after the economic recovery bill passed (WaPo)

Elana Schor

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