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A proposal in the U.S. House could send more transportation funding to local communities

6 Aug 2015 | Posted by Michael Russell | 0 Comments | DRIVE Act, House, Innovation in Surface Transportation Act, ISTA, MAP-21, senate, transportation funding, Wicker-Booker

Last week, the Senate passed their multi-year transportation bill, the DRIVE Act, which authorizes funding for six years but with only enough funding for the first three years. The House left for August recess before taking up the Senate’s long-term bill, so Congress passed a three-month extension of MAP-21 that extends the program until the […]

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Senate’s DRIVE Act Bypasses America’s Cities and Towns

30 Jul 2015 | Posted by Transportation for America | 2 Comments | DRIVE Act, freight, MAP-21, press release, senate, Wicker-Booker

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, DC — Following the Senate’s successful vote to approve the DRIVE Act, a six-year transportation reauthorization bill with three years of funding, the Honorable John Robert Smith, former mayor of Meridian, MS, and the Chairman of Transportation for America, issued the following statement: “While the Senate is to be commended for […]

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Senate on the verge of passing a multi-year transportation bill

28 Jul 2015 | Posted by Steve Davis | 1 Comment | MAP-21, mitch mcconnell, reauthorization, senate, Wicker-Booker

After several contentious procedural votes to keep the bill moving forward over the past week, the Senate is likely to be taking a final vote on their three-year transportation bill at some point before the end of the week. Here’s a short update on where things currently stand.

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