Opinion: Republicans make Biden an infrastructure offer he has to refuse
Republicans are actually proposing to cut public transit funding to levels below the existing baseline, according to calculations from Jeff Davis.
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By Jeff Davis
Republicans are actually proposing to cut public transit funding to levels below the existing baseline, according to calculations from Jeff Davis.
By Jeff Davis
Jeff Davis breaks down current federal infrastructure proposals from the Biden administration and the GOP.
By Jeff Davis
Jeff Davis examined what Biden and Senate Republicans are proposing to spend on roads, transit, rail, airports and safety programs over five years, calculating the numbers at $720 billion and $437 billion, respectively.
By Jeff Davis
April 23, 2021 – Senate Republicans this week released a $568 billion infrastructure plan, but since it includes ongoing “baseline” spending, it is far below the levels proposed in President Biden’s plan, which would provide funding in addition to ongoing spending.
By Jeff Davis
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By Jeff Davis
April 16, 2021 – The solicitation for applications for $1 billion in funding from the renamed RAISE grant program (Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity) was released by the U.S. Department of Transportation on April 13.
By Jeff Davis
“Each member was told how much they would get [by leadership], and they were able to divide that up among their projects as they saw fit,” said Jeff Davis, who said that too often led…
By Jeff Davis
April 9, 2021 – Earlier this week, the nonpartisan Senate Parliamentarian told Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) that a loophole in the Budget Act would allow the Senate to pass at least one more fiscal 2021 budget resolution, triggering at least one more round of budget reconciliation legislation, before Congress has to move on to fiscal 2022.
By Jeff Davis
April 9, 2021 – Earlier this week, a USDOT official sent a few Capitol Hill offices a breakdown of the $456 billion in transportation infrastructure spending proposed under the President’s investment plan.
By Jeff Davis
Jeff Davis was surprised to see Amtrak’s 2035 Vision included a Minneapolis-Duluth line that former Minnesota congressman Jim Oberstar used to push when he chaired the House Transportation Committee.
By Jeff Davis
“It’s got a chance but threading the needle in a six vote majority House and a 50-50 Senate is awfully difficult and, if they’re able to do it, you know, it’s going to be an…
By Jeff Davis
“I can’t see the federal government funding five different networks of different kinds of charging stations; it seems inefficient to me,” says Jeff Davis.
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