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Fareed Zakaria: Republicans Should Embrace an Infrastructure Bank

By Tanya Snyder | Jun 10, 2011 | 2 Comments

Have you seen Fareed Zakaria’s editorial in the Washington Post today? It’s pretty stunning. He begins with some pretty gloomy analysis of the country’s economic trajectory and some bad news about unemployment and growth. And just when it seems like there’s no hope and the country’s going down the tubes, he suggests one shining beacon […]

Sen. Kerry on Transportation Funding: “We’re in a Crazy Place Right Now”

By Tanya Snyder | May 17, 2011 | 14 Comments

As the House and Senate get closer to unveiling their respective transportation proposals, it’s crunch time for figuring out how to pay for infrastructure investment moving forward. Senator Max Baucus (D-MT), who has let slip that he’s in favor of a two-year reauthorization because of current funding constraints, chaired a hearing in the Finance Committee […]

Sens. Rockefeller, Lautenberg Compete With Kerry’s Infrastructure Bank

By Tanya Snyder | May 12, 2011 | No Comments

In February, President Obama released his transportation plan, which included the launch of a national infrastructure bank. The next month, Sens. John Kerry (D-MA), Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) and Mark Warner (D-VA) introduced a bill to create a similar bank, but with some key distinctions. And yesterday, Sens. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), […]

Why (Much of) Obama’s Transpo Plan Can Survive the GOP Knife

By Tanya Snyder | May 6, 2011 | 3 Comments

Yesterday, anti-rail curmudgeon Ken Orski of Innovation Briefs quoted me in his latest diatribe against the administration’s transportation proposal, in which he explains why the Obama plan is unrealistic. Indeed, I think it’s safe to say the dollar amount of the administration’s bill is a non-starter in today’s political and economic climate, given that it’s […]

Kerry, Hutchison, and Warner Introduce New Infrastructure Bank Bill

By Tanya Snyder | Mar 15, 2011 | 1 Comment

Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), along with Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) and Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) just announced that they’re introducing the BUILD Act today, which would create a national infrastructure bank. They’re proposing to start the bank with $10 billion of seed money that would leverage hundreds of billions of dollars, according to their […]

Would an Infrastructure Bank Have the Power to Reform Transportation?

By Tanya Snyder | Dec 7, 2010 | 2 Comments

Our report yesterday on transportation financing may have left you with a few more questions. We started with a look at TIFIA, which provides credit assistance for infrastructure projects. Many observers see the program as limited by its position inside the DOT and its opaque decision-making process. But what about a National Infrastructure Bank, you ask? Transportation […]

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