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Obama: Extend transportation bill
Politico ^ | 9/3/11 | MJ LEE

Posted on 09/03/2011 10:17:25 AM PDT by ColdOne

In his Saturday address, the president repeated that thousands of workers and their families would be hurt if infrastructure projects like highway construction, bridge repair and mass transit systems were put on hold.

In the past, he said, renewing the transportation bill has been a “no-brainer,” and noted that Congress has renewed the bill seven times in the last two years.

“But thanks to political posturing in Washington, they haven’t been able to extend it this time — and the clock is running out,” he said.

(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...


TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: transportation; transportationbill

1 posted on 09/03/2011 10:17:27 AM PDT by ColdOne
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To: ColdOne

FUBO....we don’t want your MASS TRANSIT Systems


2 posted on 09/03/2011 10:21:19 AM PDT by goodnesswins
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To: ColdOne

His plan is to shovel big wads of money to the unions (trumka) which will shovel it right back into his and other democrap campaign coffers!


3 posted on 09/03/2011 10:28:13 AM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: ColdOne

and noted that Congress has renewed the bill seven times in the last two years....Annnnnd, in seven tries, nothing was finished? Let’s do it again, and again, and again.


4 posted on 09/03/2011 10:34:33 AM PDT by Safetgiver (I'd rather die under a free American sky than live under a Socialist regime.)
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To: ColdOne

Another Obama mass transient bill to ensue.


5 posted on 09/03/2011 10:36:22 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: ColdOne

Is the care and feeding of the entire nation my problem?

Sorry, Obama, America is NOT a socialist country.


6 posted on 09/03/2011 10:40:38 AM PDT by Jack Hammer
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To: ColdOne

What to do, America, Americans, all??? Boycott Obama’s Speech next Thursday Evening!!! Cut, Cap & Balance!!! No more Obama debt!!! The man, the POTUS (Obama) is naught but a “ZERO” & Empty Suit!!!


7 posted on 09/03/2011 2:14:14 PM PDT by JLAGRAYFOX
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To: JLAGRAYFOX

The last “shovel ready jobs” program didn’t work. This one is a do over.


8 posted on 09/04/2011 4:41:32 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Sarahcuda in 2012. Nothing but Net!!!)
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