Today’s Headlines
White House Threatens to Veto House Transportation Bill (Politico) Groups Line Up Against Mica’s Road-Building Plan (Orlando Sentinel) House Committee Sets Debate Rules, Gets Through 23 Amendments (Only 200+ to Go!) House Dems Seek Delay on Transportation Bill After Process Change (Hill) Salon Analyzes the Tea Party’s War on Cities Highway Bill Saga Continues for … Continued
By
Ben Goldman
8:53 AM EST on February 15, 2012
- White House Threatens to Veto House Transportation Bill (Politico)
- Groups Line Up Against Mica’s Road-Building Plan (Orlando Sentinel)
- House Committee Sets Debate Rules, Gets Through 23 Amendments (Only 200+ to Go!)
- House Dems Seek Delay on Transportation Bill After Process Change (Hill)
- Salon Analyzes the Tea Party’s War on Cities
- Highway Bill Saga Continues for Bike Advocates (BikeLeague)
- Georgia Republican Would Eliminate Federal Gas Tax, USDOT (Rome News-Trib)
- The President’s Budget: High on Ambition, Low on Congressional Support (TTPolitic)
- Aviation Reauthorization Signed Into Law After 23 Extensions (House T&I Release)
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