Category: Government
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House committee to host hearing on transportation funding
Read More →: House committee to host hearing on transportation fundingThe House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee plans to host a markup hearing on a long-term transportation bill Oct. 22. The hearing will take…
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House Speaker candidate vows to pass six-year highway bill
Read More →: House Speaker candidate vows to pass six-year highway billRep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), the House Majority Leader, pledged to pass a long-term highway bill earlier this week if he is selected…
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Why passage of a long-term highway bill is unlikely this year
Read More →: Why passage of a long-term highway bill is unlikely this yearThere goes the industry’s chance this year for a long-term highway bill. That was my reaction upon reading earlier this month that…
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Highway funds expected to last into next summer
Read More →: Highway funds expected to last into next summerThe U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) updated its Highway Trust Fund ticker to report that the federal government is unlikely to run…
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Teamsters union to launch highway bill campaign
Read More →: Teamsters union to launch highway bill campaignWith federal funding for road and transit programs set to expire Oct. 29, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) union is preparing…
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Momentum lost for long-term highway bill
Read More →: Momentum lost for long-term highway billTalk is cheap. And boy do members of the House and Senate like to talk. Especially when it comes to passage of…
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Report: Presidential veto a possibility for next highway patch
Read More →: Report: Presidential veto a possibility for next highway patchTransportation Secretary Anthony Foxx indicated President Obama might veto a Highway Trust Fund patch if Congress passes one before the July 31…
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Senate bill would boost business with tax break on equipment, property
Read More →: Senate bill would boost business with tax break on equipment, propertySen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) introduced legislation to amend the U.S. tax code and make permanent a 50 percent depreciation bonus on new…