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Congress approves three-week highway bill
Congress approved a measure to extend federal transportation funding for three weeks, reports The Hill, extending spending until Nov. 20 and preventing a shutdown in funding on Thursday. According to The Hill, Obama has rallied against short-term transportation funding patches… Keep Reading
Obama criticizes Congress for lack of long-term highway bill
President Obama extended highway funding until late October after signing a three-month patch Congress provided him. But Obama, who proposed his own six-year highway bill earlier this year, expressed his displeasure to reporters in the Oval Office upon signing the… Keep Reading
Chaos reigns on Capitol Hill
Talk is cheap. And boy do members of the House and Senate like to talk. Especially when it comes to passage of a multi-year highway bill, which aggregate producers and their advocates continuously say would provide them with additional business… Keep Reading
Report: Senate, House Republicans torn on highway bill
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is in favor of passing a six-year highway bill, The Hill reports, but House Republicans want the Senate to pass a five-month highway patch. According to The Hill, which cites a Senate Republican leadership… Keep Reading
Senate’s focus this week: highway funding
The Hill reports that work on a highway bill is expected to dominate the U.S. Senate's work this week, beginning with a procedural vote on Tuesday. The House of Representatives passed a five-month Highway Trust Fund fix last week, but,… Keep Reading
Senator says Senate could take up highway bill this week
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said the Senate could consider a highway bill as early as this week, reports the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA). McConnell also said the Senate would not recommend increasing the fuel user fee to… Keep Reading
Senate bill would boost business with tax break on equipment, property
Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., introduced legislation to amend the U.S. tax code and make permanent a 50 percent depreciation bonus on new equipment and property purchases. The tax break previously expired. According to a press release, the bill would allow… Keep Reading
Multiyear highway bill emerges
The Senate introduced a six-year, $275 billion bill to fund the federal government's highway program. The bill, called the Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act, appropriates nearly $43 billion per year for transportation spending, The… Keep Reading
Senate committee passes legislation that could halt waters rule
The Senate Environment and Public Works committee marked up the Federal Water Quality Protection Act, S. 1140, reports the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA). If passed by Congress, the legislation will halt the water rule and the U.S.… Keep Reading
