Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about House of Representatives

House Transportation Bill “a March of Horribles”

By Ben Goldman | Jan 27, 2012 | No Comments

There was no grand unveiling of the House’s five-year transportation bill today, but a summary of the bill has been kicking around for a few days. While there aren’t any hard numbers available yet, the “American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act” looks like a return to 1950s-style transportation policy. It is particularly unkind to transit […]

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House Dems Counter Oil+Transpo Plan With “Buy America” Jobs Bill

By Ben Goldman | Dec 2, 2011 | No Comments

With no movement on a highway bill from House T&I Chairman John Mica until after Congress reconvenes in January, Ranking Member Nick Rahall held a press conference yesterday to introduce the “Invest in American Jobs Act of 2011” [PDF]. The act would strengthen the “Buy America” requirements already in place on transit, rail, highway, bridge, […]

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House GOP Previews Transpo + Oil Drilling Bill, Details to Come Later

By Tanya Snyder | Nov 17, 2011 | No Comments

Rumors were flying that this morning House GOP leaders would unveil their proposal for a multi-year transportation bill funded in part by oil and gas extraction fees, but they revealed no details at their press conference. Instead, House Transportation Committee Chair John Mica gave a preview, saying the bill will: consolidate duplicative parts of the […]

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How Will the House Answer the Senate’s Transportation Funding Bill?

By Tanya Snyder | Nov 2, 2011 | No Comments

The full Senate passed a major appropriations bill yesterday, including funding levels for transportation and housing. The Senate put the kibosh on Sen. Rand Paul’s attempt to strip bike/ped funding from the federal transportation program, as we reported yesterday. Here’s the lowdown on the bill as a whole. The upper chamber maintained funding for several […]

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Former House Transpo Chair James Oberstar on the Post-Interstate Era

By Tanya Snyder | Oct 14, 2011 | No Comments

Streetsblog had a chance today to ask the former Democratic chief of the House Transportation Committee, Rep. James Oberstar of Minnesota, about life since the 2010 election, when he lost by a hair to Republican Chip Cravaack. He said he’s spending his post-Congress time traveling to France, getting paid to say things he used to […]

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USDOT Tries to Resuscitate the HSR Dreams Congress Wants to Bury

By Tanya Snyder | Oct 5, 2011 | No Comments

High-speed rail has had a rough go of it lately. The House refused to give it a dime for next year, while the Senate only managed to allocate a fraction of what the president wanted. President Obama stuck some money back in via his jobs package, but it already seems clear that the package won’t […]

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