Today’s Headlines
- Mica to Propose $230 Billion Six-Year Bill, Rejects Senate Call For a Two-Year Bill (The Hill, WSJ)
- GOP Proposal Would Strengthen State Infrastructure Banks, Not Build a National One (Reuters)
- Let's Make This Transpo Bill an Effective Climate Law (American Prospect, Switchboard)
- GOP Would Rather See a Bridge Fall On Your Head Than Pass a Reasonable Transpo Bill (DailyKos)
- Dems Exercise What Little Power They Have (More Than You Thought!) in Debt Ceiling Talks (TPM)
- Poll: Americans Care More About Deficit Reduction Than Economic Stimulus (The Hill)
- Youngstown Mayor Named New Car Czar (UPI)
- If We Can't Afford Emissions Offsets, We Can't Afford to Fly (Treehugger)
- TripAdvisor is First Online Flight Search to Include Rail Options (MarketWatch)
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