For years, gas tax revenues have funded highway and transit programs that sustain America's transportation system. But the H.R. 7 bill (also known as the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012) would sever key public … According to Smart Growth America, public transportation generates 31 percent more jobs than the new construction of roads and bridges. At a time when jobs are so sorely needed, protecting these critical funding streams could open the door to new …
http://wemustchange.org/ — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:54:44 -0800
The US Senate is poised to consider its version of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill (S. 1813) this week, and last night the Senate Finance Committee signed off on the funding mechanism, drafted by Finance Chair Max Baucus … Baucus' novel idea to tap into existing tariff revenue – rather than cutting spending or (shudder to think) raising new revenues – to fund a specific government spending projects (road construction via the Highway Trust Fund), and to mandate, via …
http://lincicome.blogspot.com/ — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:49:00 -0800