Just in case you missed yesterday’s news, here is a summary from Metro’s government relations staff: Today, the United States Senate voted down two different Transportation/Infrastructure bills. The Senate voted down 51 to 49 the Infrastructure portion of President Obama’s American Jobs Act. The bill would have funded $50 billion [continue reading]
Metro’s government relations staff wrote the following update on the job creation package proposed by President Barack Obama on Thursday. My quick take: it appears there will be more transportation money on the table — if Congress approves the package. However, it remains to be seen how much of those [continue reading]
Here is the description of President Obama’s speech to Congress tonight from Metro’s government relations staff: Moments ago, President Obama delivered remarks before a joint session of Congress in which he outlined his plan to jumpstart America’s economy. The President’s plan, delivered with the national unemployment rate standing at 9.1%, [continue reading]
