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Stimulus + Mass Transit = Opportunity
I
generally avoid cable news like the plague but I've been tuning in
lately hoping to find some interesting discussion of the federal
stimulus bill. Despite my low expectations of the medium I've been
amazed by the inanity, the lack of substance and the incredible amount of Republican demagoguery being allowed to make it onto the airwaves.
February 3, 2009
Will Senator Boxer Give in to Global-Warming-a-Hoax Inhofe on Stimulus?
A $5.5 billion discretionary fund for transit projects is in danger of being handed over to the highway lobby by Senators James Inhofe, Kit Bond, and Max Baucus. Inhofe you will recall is the former Chair of the Senate Environmental and Public Works (EPW) Committee who boasted in 2005, "I called the threat of catastrophic global warming
the 'greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people,' a
statement that, to put it mildly, was not viewed kindly by
environmental extremists and their elitist organizations."
February 3, 2009
Watch Now: House Rules Committee Debating Stim Package
For the C-SPAN junkies out there, watch the live discussion in the House about the merits of the Stimulus Plan. As Streetsblog NYC reports, New York Rep Nadler and Oregon Rep. Peter DeFazio have delivered their testimony for
the Nadler amendment (PDF). Rules Chair Louise Slaughter and committee
members Matsui, McGovern, and Diaz-Balart responded very favorably.
They'll be hearing about a few more amendments before holding any vote.
January 27, 2009
Schwarzenegger Long on Fiscal Stimulus Rhetoric, Short on Transit Specifics
Governor Schwarzenegger sent a letter Tuesday to President-elect Obama encouraging massive expenditure in the federal stimulus package on a host of projects in California. The letter comes a month after the governor and president-elect discussed the stimulus package in person:
January 7, 2009