Tag: infrastructure
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Transportation secretary completes tour promoting long-term highway bill
Read More →: Transportation secretary completes tour promoting long-term highway billU.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx completed a four-day bus tour in Washington, D.C., to urge Congress to act on a long-term transportation…
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Transportation secretary to promote highway bill on five-state tour
Read More →: Transportation secretary to promote highway bill on five-state tourTransportation Secretary Anthony Foxx is embarking on a four-day bus tour starting Feb. 17 to highlight the importance of investing in America’s…
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Obama proposes six-year, $478 billion infrastructure budget
Read More →: Obama proposes six-year, $478 billion infrastructure budgetPresident Barack Obama proposed a 14 percent tax on overseas profits that would raise $238 billion over six years and create a…
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Transportation secretary calls for long-term bill in committee hearing
Read More →: Transportation secretary calls for long-term bill in committee hearingTransportation Secretary Anthony Foxx met with the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Jan. 28, calling once again for a multi-year…
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Proposed bill would fund Highway Trust Fund for six years
Read More →: Proposed bill would fund Highway Trust Fund for six yearsRep. John Delaney (D-Md.) filed legislation that would both rebuild U.S. infrastructure and reform the corporate tax code. Delaney’s plan, the Infrastructure…
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Caterpillar CEO challenges Obama on wages
Read More →: Caterpillar CEO challenges Obama on wagesDuring a business roundtable with more than 100 executives of U.S. companies, President Barack Obama covered a range of topics, including wages,…
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’60 Minutes’ addresses U.S. infrastructure problem
Read More →: ’60 Minutes’ addresses U.S. infrastructure problemAbout 12 million people watch the television news magazine “60 Minutes” each week. So, when yesterday’s program led off with a report…
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LaHood weighs in on highway funding at Cat event
Read More →: LaHood weighs in on highway funding at Cat eventBuilt for it. Caterpillar’s new slogan raises a number of questions: Are we built to handle the new highway bill? Are we…