Transportation For America 2015 budget Archives

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Budget battles leave a cloud over transportation funding as lame duck session looms

10 Sep 2014 | Posted by Steve Davis | 0 Comments | 2015 budget, Appropriations, continuing resolution, highway trust fund, House, senate, shutdown

Same story, different year. Once again, we’re nearing the beginning of a new (fiscal) year on October 1, and Congress has failed to pass a budget to fund the government for the upcoming year. Even if Congress passes a temporary budget to avert a shutdown —which is looking likely — important transportation programs could still be put on hold on until Congress passes a full budget.

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Summary of the President’s budget for transportation

5 Mar 2014 | Posted by Steve Davis | 0 Comments | 2015 budget, budget, obama

This week President Obama released his proposal for next fiscal year’s budget (FY15), outlining his vision and priorities for the coming fiscal year starting this October. The President’s budget for transportation, which aligns with many things that Transportation for America and our alliance of local leaders across the country have been proposing — from the need to shore up the trust fund to the urgent economic imperative to make new investments in transportation at all levels.

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