Obama throws cold water on prospects of gas tax hike

By Anitra Wolf | December 17, 2014

President Obama  severely downplayed the chances of hiking the federal fuel tax to provide more stable surface transportation funding. When pressured by FedEx CEO Fred Smith on why he isn’t take advantage of an opportunity to achieve bipartisan success on the issue, Obama said getting “votes on gas tax are really tough,” according to a…

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Obama to Propose 4-Year Transportation Budget, Touts TIGER Grants

By Anitra Wolf | February 27, 2014

President Obama told a St. Paul, Minn., audience he will send a four-year transportation budget to Congress in March to help rebuild the nation’s infrastructure, a plan he said would provide jobs now and economic growth later. Speaking at Union Depot in the state’s capital Feb. 26, Obama said the passenger rail hub is an…

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