As the House prepares to take up its transportation bill next week, criticism is pouring in from a diverse range of individuals, groups, and elected officials; also drawing a rare veto threat from the Obama administration. As an editorial in New York’s “Newsday” last week summed it up: “Bad on transit, bad on safety, bad on the environment.” Here are 10 of the top issues with the House transportation bill drawing complaints from this diverse and growing chorus of opposition.

A day after deciding to split the mammoth transportation-energy-federal pensions package that is HR7 into three parts in hopes of easier passage, House Speaker John Boehner this morning all but acknowledged that even the transportation portion lacks enough votes to ensure passage this week. The vote likely will not come until after next week’s President’s [...]

“It is with deep disappointment that we find ourselves compelled to oppose the transportation bill advanced by House leadership. While we commend Chairman Mica (R-FL) for doing what he can to move a long-term transportation bill forward, the full legislation now heading to the floor of the House has significant fatal flaws. For more than three years, our coalition has worked hard for an updated federal transportation program that meets our needs in the 21st century…We still remain urgently committed to that goal.”

We’ll be live blogging some of the highlights of the markup going on today by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Refresh the page throughout the day to stay up to speed. And you can also follow us on Twitter. If you want to watch the live stream of the markup, you can watch that [...]

The House transportation committee will vote on their draft transportation bill in less than 24 hours on Thursday morning. Can you take a moment and make a phone call today? Time is running out to improve the House’s bill! Locate your Representative on the transportation committee below in the list below. Also note the key [...]

House leaders have made it known that their transportation bill will expand oil drilling and exploration to fill part of the yawning gap between what the Highway Trust Fund gathers each year in gas taxes and what is spent. That provision is controversial, no doubt, but the opposition is coming from more than just one side. Some [...]