Federally Funded Boulders for Nevada
Yesterday, I wrote about the House-passed bill H.R. 2887, which would reauthorize expiring aviation and surface transportation programs for a few months. Senator Tom Coburn… Read More
Transportation Enhancements: A Waste of Taxpayer Dollars
The House passed today H.R. 2887, a bill to reauthorize expiring aviation and surface transportation programs for a few months. Senator Tom Coburn (R–OK) is… Read More
The U.S. Chamber of Tax Hikes
Some national business leaders are outright opposing measures of fiscal responsibility. Fortunately, fiscal conservatives in Congress are fighting back. Case in point: reaction to House… Read More
How Higher Energy Prices Threaten U.S. Jobs
America’s trucking industry is on pace to pay a whopping $138.7 billion for fuel in 2011 — an increase of $37.2 billion over last year… Read More
Obama’s High-Speed Spending on Slow-Speed Rail
Want a fast way to blow some taxpayer dollars? Buy a ticket on President Barack Obama’s high-speed spending trains. High-speed rail is one of the… Read More
House Transportation Rule is Waste Buster
The House Republicans will soon debate and vote on a series of changes in the rules that govern how the House operates during the 112th… Read More
Chris Christie Stops Dumping Money Into A Giant Hole
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) announced today that he is standing by his decision to cancel the under-construction ARC (Access to the Regional Core)… Read More
Free Money! It’s a Nifty Gift from the Federal Government!
Would you like a $14-billion taxpayer-funded tunnel in your town? How about a $500 million light rail train to nowhere? As state and local governments… Read More
$7-A-Gallon Gas Needed to Meet Government’s CO2 Cuts
As the national average of gasoline creeps to three dollars a gallon, economists are warning that high gas prices in the United States could slow… Read More
Waxman Markey Cap and Trade’s Biggest Losers: Transportation
The auto industry has long been a target of environmental activists. The push to put American consumers in smaller cars has been made quite clear…. Read More
