Weekly Address: Time to Act on the Transportation Bill

[cal04]

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WEEKLY ADDRESS: Extending the Transportation Bill to Keep America Moving
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/09/03/weekly-address-extending-transportation-bill-keep-america-moving

[Shining Jack]

1. Oh boy.

:popcorn:

[JJW]

2. I have little confidence

that any of the money actually goes into building or repairing roads. Rather a big pot of money to Senators and House Reps sponsors. The same goes for military contracts.

[russspeakeasy]

3. +1

:argh:

[blackbart99]

6. I see signs on a lot of Colorado roads....

that say these projects are funded by this Bill. Don't be so cynical.

[JJW]

4. Aren't the federal & state taxes on gas

supposed to pay for roads? Why would they need even more money? For Bridge to Nowhere Projects?

What would you rather have; air that doesn't kill you or more roads?

[RBInMaine]

5. There is federal $ for states, & have you ever heard of the interstate FEDERAL highway system?

[JJW]

7. Are you aware that we pay taxes

on every single gallon purchased at the pump?

18.4 cents per gallon of which 15.44 goes to highway and 2.86 goes to mass transit. So why does he want even more money?