APTA applauds Congress for transportation bill agreement
Word on Friday that Congress had finally passed the long-delayed transportation bill brought praise from Michael Melaniphy.
Word on Friday that Congress had finally passed the long-delayed transportation bill brought praise from Michael Melaniphy.
The Senate and House have negotiated a deal on a much-debated transportation reauthorization bill that’s expected to pass by week’s end.
Sources on Capitol Hill say that a deal is completed to pass a much-debated transportation authorization bill that’s been stalled between the House and the Senate.
On Wednesday House Republican lawmakers unveiled a $51.6 billion budget for the proposed new road and public transit spending bill.
President Obama today put his signature on the transportation bill 90-day extension, funding Congress pass earlier this week.
Lawmakers today passed a 90-day extension to the current two-year, $109 billion transportation bill, which was to expire on March 31.
In his weekly address on Saturday, President Obama called on the House of Representatives to pass a bipartisan transportation bill.
House Republicans are reworking Speaker John Boehner’s signature energy-infrastructure package to lower the price tag, shorten the duration and eliminate a controversial provision on transit funding.
The American Public Transportation Association is backing President Obama in his call on Congress to pass an extension to the transportation bill to continue funding for highway and mass-transit projects.