Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Barack Obama

Is Obama Opposed to the Bipartisan Gas Tax Proposal or Just Noncommittal?

By Tanya Snyder | Jun 24, 2014 | 10 Comments

Yesterday, The Huffington Post ran this headline: “White House Appears More Open To A Gas Tax Hike.” Minutes later, The Hill published this one: “White House opposes gas tax hike to fix transportation funding.” So, which is it? The Hill’s headline was based on a statement by new White House press secretary Josh Earnest, who said about […]

President Obama’s Hollow Push for Infrastructure Investment

By Tanya Snyder | May 14, 2014 | 20 Comments

This afternoon, President Obama stood by New York’s Tappan Zee Bridge and made a speech pressing Congress to do something about infrastructure investment. It’s part of his Infrastructure Week push for Congress to pass a fully funded transportation reauthorization bill. Many other groups are spending this week sounding the same horn. “If they don’t act […]

In Obama Budget, a Glimpse of What Beefed-Up Transit Funding Could Do

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 5, 2014 | 8 Comments

The budget proposal released by President Obama yesterday fleshes out the transportation ideas put out by the White House last week and includes specific grants for transit upgrades and expansions in 2015, but many of them won’t be part of this budget unless Congress agrees to increase funding for transportation. The White House budget proposes $17.6 billion […]

Inside Obama’s Transpo Budget: “Historic Increase” in Transit Funding

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 4, 2014 | 1 Comment

A few more details about the Obama administration’s proposal for a new transportation bill surfaced today when the president unveiled his 2015 budget proposal. The topline numbers came out last week and look good for transit, biking, and walkability. The White House’s four-year, $302 billion surface transportation plan proposes an “historic increase” in transit funding — […]

Will Obama and the GOP Align on Plan to Fund Transpo With Tax Reform?

By Tanya Snyder | Feb 26, 2014 | 4 Comments

Today, both President Obama and Republican House Ways and Means Chair Dave Camp unveiled plans to pay for transportation with corporate tax reform. Few details have emerged about exactly how Camp plans to do this, but Politico has heard from Capitol Hill staffers that it would push $100 billion to $125 billion to transportation over […]

Live-Blogging Obama’s Transportation Announcement

By Tanya Snyder | Feb 26, 2014 | 1 Comment

3:59 p.m.: Obama says funding for these projects is going to be in jeopardy unless Congress passes a new transportation bill. Doesn’t go into details. “God Bless the United States of America,” and we’re out. 3:56 p.m.: People go wild for new Metro green line, which will run through Union Depot. Obama says he just […]

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