An interview with the ranking minority member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee about the recent developments of the transportation bill.
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THE DIG :: June 25th, 2009
Rep. John Mica on the transportation bill
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THE DIG :: June 22nd, 2009
Oberstar releases full transportation bill text
Chairman Jim Oberstar (D., MN) and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee released the full 775-page Transportation Bill text.
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THE DIG :: June 18th, 2009
Transportation Bill faces ‘reality’
Expiring on October 1, the law authorizing federal highway and transit programs was expected to be renewed sometime this legislative session. This past Wednesday, however, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood asked for an 18 month extension of the transportation law that would delay the planned reauthorization past the 2010 congressional midterm elections.
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BLUEPRINT AMERICA :: June 5th, 2009
Building the National Infrastructure Bank: Overview
President Barack Obama has called for the creation of a National Infrastructure Bank. The intention: To create a structure so public works projects could be, according to the President while campaigning last year, “determined not by politics, but by what will maximize our safety and homeland security; what will keep our environment clean and our economy strong.” Still, it is unclear how a National Infrastructure Bank would function -- or even be established.
Blueprint America looks at the possibility of the Bank -- both the design and implementation of -- in interviews with Felix Rohatyn, author of Bold Endeavors: How our government built America, and why it must rebuild now, and Stan Hazelroth, Executive Director of the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank. Additionally, a breakdown of the progress of the National Infrastructure Bank so far.
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the no. 13 line :: May 20th, 2009
The Interstate Rail Defense Network
President Obama’s high-speed rail plan is noble but sounds like and is today just a way to speed trips between certain cities (10 corridors at the moment). That’s just too short-sighted. We need a vision that links the country, all the major urban centers, together with high-speed rail.
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Blueprint America :: May 19th, 2009
Building the National Infrastructure Bank: Analysis: The Bank Not Built
Some $120 billion will be spent on infrastructure as a part of the $787 billion economic stimulus package passed by Congress. The establishment of a National Infrastructure Bank was not included in the final recovery plan. As a result, other than an overall stimulus in infrastructure spending by the federal government, the funding practices for public works projects – largely for highways and mass transit – remain the same. Still, it is not yet clear how a National Infrastructure Bank would function.
A breakdown of the progress of the National Infrastructure Bank so far
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NOW on PBS :: April 9th, 2009
Cleaning Coal: Overview
Blueprint America -- with NOW on PBS -- looks at if America's most affordable and abundant energy resource -- coal -- can be produced without an adverse effect to the environment.
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BLUEPRINT AMERICA :: February 27th, 2009
The Big Fix: Web Video: Paul Krugman’s Big Fix
Blueprint America -- with host David Brancaccio (NOW on PBS) -- interviews economist Paul Krugman on the effect a stimulus in infrastructure spending will have on the American economy.
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THE DIG :: February 20th, 2009
Transit in Trouble: Infrastructure of the stimulus plan: $8.4 billion in Mass Transit spending
A breakdown of provisions and funding requirements for mass transit in The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
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THE DIG :: February 18th, 2009
Recovery.gov: Follow the stimulus money
Established by the Obama Administration, Recovery.gov will track the $787 billion from the economic stimulus bill with the purpose of holding the federal government accountable with the public's money. This increased transparency is intended to enable the tax-payer to follow where the money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is going.
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