by Bill Scher | Jul 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
Congress Poised To Pass 3-Month Transportation Bill Senate bends to House on transportation bill. The Hill: "The House will vote Wednesday on a three-month highway-spending bill ... Senate leaders signaled they will approve the three-month extension before the end of...
by Bill Scher | Jul 28, 2015 | Uncategorized
House, Senate Dig In On Transportation Bill Senate nears final vote on highway trust fund bill. The Hill: "Senators voted 62-32 [Monday night] on a procedural vote to end debate ... The move sets a 30-hour clock until lawmakers can take a final vote ... House...
by Bill Scher | Jul 28, 2015 | Blog
[fve]https://youtu.be/_ZwguLJVxsM[/fve] If you want a presidential candidate who supports a carbon tax and vociferously opposes the Keystone pipeline, you should vote for Sen. Bernie Sanders. If you want a presidential candidate who has thought through how to best...
by Bill Scher | Jul 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
Divided Congress Faces Highway Cliff Highway trust fund goes bust Friday. The Hill: "Majority Leader Mitch McConnell [is] hoping to ship the [six-year] bill across the Capitol to the House by the end of this week [and] force the House's hand ... But if the Senate...
by Bill Scher | Jul 24, 2015 | Blog
Since the federal government picks up nearly all the cost of Obamacare's voluntary expansion of state Medicaid programs, you might think all the governors would have accepted the sweetheart deal. While Republicans in some states have come around, there are still 19...
