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Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced the schedule update Thursday afternoon, saying lawmakers will vote on the $547 billion INVEST in America Act package the week of June 28.
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee advanced the $547 billion package by a 38-26 vote early Thursday after a markup that lasted about 19 hours. The bill, which only two Republicans supported, authorizes spending on roads, bridges, rail and public transit infrastructure projects.
During the markup, lawmakers voted down an amendment to strike from the bill the proposed Clean Corridors program, which would strategically place EV charging and hydrogen fueling infrastructure along major national highways and the freight network in an effort to combat range anxiety.
MINOT, N.D. When the Empire Builder stopped in this town of about 50,000 for an hour-long refueling break on Tuesday, Athena Larsen and her brother, Josh Medlin, piled on with her 4-year-old daughter and his two sons, ages 3 and 1.
WASHINGTON — Dozens of at-risk House Democrats are betting that securing money for their constituents through earmarks will be somewhere between a net positive for their reelection campaigns and a
As the president seeks to spend billions to fix the nation’s aging roads and bridges, a long-running project along North Carolina’s Outer Banks illustrates the complexities of transportation infrastructure.
The Marc Basnight Bridge sprawls out from the Outer Banks mainland into the Oregon Inlet. (Courthouse News Photo / Brad Kutner)
KITTY HAWK, N.C. (CN) After being stuck inside for the last year millions of vacationers are expected to cross the Currituck Sound into North Carolina’s Outer Banks this summer.
Gaining access to the barrier islands’ 200 miles of sandy beaches and preserved lands where the Wright brothers launched the first successful motor-operated airplane requires visitors to cross over the Wright Memorial Bridge.
House Republicans Offer $400B Counter Offer on Infrastructure
In yet another effort to garner bipartisan support for an infrastructure proposal, House Republicans offer a potential third option for infrastructure funding, one that’s more narrowly focused than either the White House or Senate Republicans’ plan
May 21, 2021
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Negotiations in Washington continue as Democrats and Republicans try to come to an agreement on how to bring President Biden s $2 trillion infrastructure package to life.
Democrats have applauded the American Jobs Plan but Republicans say the plan is far too broad. Last month, Senate Republicans unveiled a much more narrow plan that is about a quarter the size of Biden s sweeping $2.3 trillion proposal and focuses narrowly on broadband access and traditional infrastructure projects. The GOP plan would cost about $568 billion and includes baseline” spending of $260.5 billion for highways