Recent Streetsblog USA posts about U.S. Senate

Cloture Vote on Transpo Bill Fails, Setting Up Longer Fight in Senate

By Ben Goldman | Mar 6, 2012 | 3 Comments

Majority Leader Harry Reid failed to win a key vote in the Senate today that would have forged significant progress toward passage of a two-year transportation bill. It is the second time a cloture vote on the bill has failed since it was first brought to the Senate floor. Needing 60 votes to invoke cloture, […]

Tomorrow’s Key Vote on Senate Transpo Bill Could Go Either Way

By Ben Goldman | Mar 5, 2012 | No Comments

In interviewing a number of experts for an upcoming article about the prospects of passing a transportation bill, I’ve found a surprising amount of disagreement about whether the Senate bill will clear a key milestone tomorrow. Last week, Majority Leader Harry Reid finalized his “manager’s amendment,” combining all the major components of the Senate transpo […]

How the House and Senate Transportation Bills Changed Overnight

By Ben Goldman | Mar 2, 2012 | 6 Comments

The sun rose this morning on a landscape considerably different from the one described by not one but two articles Streetsblog published yesterday. Senate Bill Gets Bigger, Better, But Harder to Move Senator Harry Reid took a lot of business into his own hands yesterday, unveiling his updated version of the Senate’s “two year” bill (it’s […]

Good News: Cardin-Cochran Amendment Incorporated Into Senate Bill

By Ben Goldman | Mar 2, 2012 | 1 Comment

Majority Leader Harry Reid has incorporated much of the Ben Cardin/Thad Cochran amendment into the so-called “manager’s mark” of the Senate transportation bill. The move means that the amendment’s provisions letting local governments directly access funding from popular bicycle and pedestrian programs will be included in the bill without having to come up for a separate […]

With Contraception Vote Over, Senate Can Finally Get to Transpo Issues

By Ben Goldman | Mar 1, 2012 | 1 Comment

The U.S. Senate voted 51-48 today to reject an amendment to their transportation bill that would overturn measures in President Obama’s signature health care law dealing with contraception coverage. The vote clears the way for the Senate to finally begin considering actual transportation issues rather than dealing with delay tactics. The so-called “conscience” amendment, proposed […]

House Bill Delayed, But Transit, Biking, and Walking Aren’t Safe Yet

By Ben Goldman | Feb 22, 2012 | No Comments

Congress is in recess, and the House’s atrocious transportation bill has been dismembered and delayed, but if you want to preserve funding for transit and active transportation, don’t let your guard down yet. There’s still plenty to watch out for as the House and Senate attempt to reauthorize federal transportation programs. As we’ve reported, there are […]

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