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June 19, 2009
House, Administration at Odds on Reauthorization
I've been off the air for a bit due to computer problems, and while I was AWOL quite a conflict has emerged around the every-six-years reauthorization of the Federal transportaton program.
While Chairman Oberstar was preparing to release his outline for the bill, Secretary LaHood announced that the administration would prefer to extend the current authorizaton for 18 months to re-fund the Highway Trust Fund.
Neither blinked.
Locally, surface transportation subcommittee chair Peter DeFazio was strongly backing his chairman and I suspect this may be a point in his address to City Club of Portland today.
There is also speculation that the timing could affect the possibility of DeFazio running for Governor.
Meanwhile, Streetsblog Capitol Hill is the best place to follow the ongoing saga and analysis of Oberstar's proposal.
Posted by Chris Smith at 12:13 AM
Comments
June 19, 2009 9:19 PM
Wells Says:
I listened to the OPB rebroadcast at 7:pm. Earlier this week, Sightline.org did a few articles supporting Waxman/Markey Cap and Trade legislation. I caught hell for being skeptical, (Alan Durning was not a happy camper), but it sure was good to hear my concern supported by a voice of authority greater than his. Market mechanisms are like smiling faces that don't always tell the truth.
