Reauthorization
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The Federal Transportation Bill Is a Health Care Bill
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March 3, 2011
House Passes Seventh Extension of Transportation Bill
Just in the nick of time, the House has passed an extension of the current transportation law. The sixth extension of SAFETEA-LU was set to expire this Friday.
March 2, 2011
Mica, LaHood Stump at AASHTO Meeting
Rep. John Mica promised state DOT leaders this morning that he would deliver a six-year reauthorization bill. He said he had previously thought of advancing a shorter-term bill but transportation officials convinced him of the need for greater certainty. With the full zeal of the converted, he announced, “Anyone who talks about anything less than a six-year bill, I’ll take you outside and beat the crap out of you.”
March 2, 2011
Mica on the Next Transportation Bill: Size Matters
We caught up with Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair John Mica today and asked him about the reauthorization.
March 1, 2011
Mayor Villaraigosa Rebrands L.A.’s Transit Plan as a National Option
Goodbye "30/10" and hello "Fast Forward America."
February 24, 2011
Road Interests Crowd Reauthorization Panels in Indiana and Chicago
Road interests continued to dominate the discussion as members of Congress wound their way through Chicago and Indiana this weekend, gathering feedback for the six-year transportation reauthorization bill.
February 23, 2011
Mica Presses for Policy Ideas at Vancouver Hearing on Next Transpo Bill
Cross-posted from BikePortland
February 22, 2011
Philly, Scranton and Rochester Hearings Postponed
As the House returns for an unusual Friday session to finish (one hopes) debating and voting on HR 1, the continuing budget resolution for FY2011, with its 583 amendments, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is breaking dates all over the country.
February 18, 2011
In West Virginia, T&I Committee Kicks Off Field Hearings on Long-term Bill
Before crafting their $556 billion transportation proposal, Obama administration officials toured the country, holding a series of listening sessions to hear what people wanted in a long-term transportation bill. Now, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is doing the same thing -- but don’t expect committee Republicans to come to the same conclusions as the administration.
February 17, 2011