major transportation bill held up in congress

Don Quixote

Don Quixote

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reps and dems cannot agree on an extension of the transportation bill and keep relying on short term extensions hoping that the other side will cave in to demands

the result, states are unable to do any long term planing for transportation projects raising the costs of necessary projects

i principally blame the reps for the latest delay as they want to include approval of the keystone pipeline, a non-transportation measure, in the bill
 
Don Quixote said:
reps and dems cannot agree on an extension of the transportation bill and keep relying on short term extensions hoping that the other side will cave in to demands

the result, states are unable to do any long term planing for transportation projects raising the costs of necessary projects

i principally blame the reps for the latest delay as they want to include approval of the keystone pipeline, a non-transportation measure, in the bill
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actually, pipelines are under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation....

PHMSA is a U.S. Department of Transportation agency that develops and enforces regulations for the safe, reliable, and environmentally sound operation of the nation's 2.6 million mile pipeline transportation system and the nearly 1 million daily shipments of hazardous materials by land, sea, and air. PHMSA comprises two safety offices, the Office of Pipeline Safety and the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety.
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http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/about/agency
 
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Congress is reaching a point where it will no longer be able to function at all.

Over the past two years, some members of the Republican Party have ramped up the partisan wars on Capitol Hill.

They are threatening to bring the legislative process to a standstill.

In their new book, "It's Even Worse Than It Looks," Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein, known for their balanced view and proclivity toward moderation -- say that the Republican Party is to blame.



http://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/21/opinion/zelizer-congress-polarization/index.html
 
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