(Reporting by Janet Babin at WNYC, New York, Matthew Peddie at WMFE, Orlando, and Todd Zwillich at the Capitol in Washington, DC) It has devolved to this. House Transportation and Infrastructure Chair John Mica says the house transportation bill isn’t moving forward because there aren’t earmarks – “people aren’t being bought off for projects.” He’s…
US Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, who has called the House transportation bill “the most partisan ever” and the “worst bill in decades,” continues to pile on. Yesterday, he called the bill “lousy” and said “it takes us back to the dark ages.” In a conference call today about rail and bus rapid transit…
C’mon, Mr. Secretary, now tell us how you really feel. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, who has already called the House Transportation bill “the most partisan ever” and the “worst bill in decades,” heaped more criticism on the GOP-sponsored bill. “The House has a lousy bill. It takes us back to the dark ages,” LaHood,…
Ok, let’s remember that this is not a budget — or that it’s not a budget, only. It’s a political document, in a campaign year, that is designed to press forward President Obama’s case that he is on the side hard-working Americans, not the 1 % Having said that, the transportation portion (pdf) is remarkable…
There was another moment like ours, not so long ago. The economy was in recession, unemployment was high, our transportation infrastructure was in sorry shape, deficit reduction was widely considered a national priority, and the President and Congress were struggling with how to steer the nation out of the swamp it was in. At this…
Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff issued a sharply-worded statement today against the House version of the transportation bill, calling it “a huge step backward” and a “misguided bill.” Coupled with Secretary Ray LaHood’s comments, where he called the bill “the most partisan ever,” the statement represents one of the Obama Administration’s most pugilistic stances to…
The House Ways and Means Committee voted to to remove funding for transit from the highway trust fund by a 20 to 17 vote. The vote was mostly along party lines, with two Republicans voting against it. In his opening statement, House Ways and Means Committee Chair David Camp (R-MI) said: “The Congressional Budget Office…
Breaking now from the Senate: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has announced that two of the biggest and most controversial transportation items on Congress’s docket will be up on the Senate floor next week. Reid said the Senate will vote Monday on the final House-Senate agreement authorizing the Federal Aviation Administration. A deal of FAA…
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood doesn’t think there’s much chance Congress will pass a surface transportation spending bill this year. The bill is on its way to being three years late — it was supposed to be reauthorized in September, 2009. “Given the politics, the number of days that remain, the differences between what the…
The GOP-controlled House is set to vote Tuesday on a month-long extension to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authorization, setting up what leaders hope is a final resolution to an ugly standoff over the agency. The House is set to vote on a bill extending FAA’s authorization through February 17, several congressional aides confirmed. The…
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