Thursday, March 22, 2012

GOP Threatens Transportation Funding Shutdown That Could Jeopardize 1.9 Million Jobs

GOP Threatens Transportation Funding Shutdown That Could Jeopardize 1.9 Million Jobs: pHouse Republicans last night rejected the Senate’s bipartisan transportation reauthorization bill and said they would instead adopt a short-term resolution that would maintain current funding levels for 90 days. With just 10 days until the current short-term authorization plan expires, that means House Republicans have made possible a transportation shutdown that could force more than [...]/p