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December 4, 2017

As a valued member, Transportation for America is dedicated to providing you pertinent information. This includes news articles to inform your work. Check out a list of stories you may have missed last week.

  • The U.S. Senate in the early hours of Saturday morning passed a sweeping tax reform bill. The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on Monday to go to conference to work out the differences between the Senate and House bills. (Politico)
  • Transportation for America released a statement on the Senate tax reform bill after passage. (T4America)
  • The House and Senate tax bills spell trouble for any infrastructure package. (The Hill)
  • Governing Magazine covers how the tax bills will negatively affect transportation projects. (Governing Magazine)
  • “Southern California transport agencies raise concerns about tax reform proposals.” (Southern California Association of Governments, American Shipper)
  • “Uncertainty mounts over timing of Trump’s infrastructure plan.” (The Hill)
  • House Republican leadership are pushing a two week short term continuing resolution until December 22nd in order to avoid a government shutdown and create more time for negotiations over full year appropriations. (Fox Business)
  • “Uncertainty Surrounds Avoiding Shutdown Showdown.” (Roll Call)

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