Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Barack Obama

Obama Includes Infra Bank in His Jobs Push; Mica Rejects It Out of Hand

By Tanya Snyder | Sep 9, 2011 | 5 Comments

Last night, President Obama addressed a joint session of Congress to present his new jobs plan, a bill he’s calling the American Jobs Act. He relied on the well-worn appeal to people’s patriotic competitiveness by pointing out that China is improving its infrastructure while the U.S. is sitting idly by. Without mentioning the dollar figure […]

Behind President Obama’s Call For More Infrastructure Projects

By Tanya Snyder | Sep 7, 2011 | 3 Comments

Tomorrow night, President Obama will unveil his jobs plan before a skeptical Congress. It’s unclear how much of the $300 billion proposal will go to infrastructure, but the president has said that will be a centerpiece of the proposal. An infrastructure bank and a new version of the expired Build America Bonds program could also […]

Polluters Rejoice! Obama Caves on Proposed Ozone Standard

By Tanya Snyder | Sep 2, 2011 | 12 Comments

This morning, President Obama announced that he would direct the EPA to back off of new ozone standards that would have saved an estimated 12,000 lives [PDF]. They’ll revisit it in 2013. Obama said the action was taken in the interest of “reducing regulatory burdens and regulatory uncertainty, particularly as our economy continues to recover,” […]

President Obama Pushes Congress For a Clean Extension of Transpo Bill

By Tanya Snyder | Aug 31, 2011 | 2 Comments

“I’m calling on Congress, as soon as they come back, to pass a clean extension of the surface transportation bill,” President Barack Obama said from the Rose Garden this morning. “This bill provides funding for highway construction, bridge repair, mass transit systems, and other essential projects that keep our people and our commerce moving quickly and […]

After Years of Resistance, Auto Industry Agrees to New Mileage Standards

By Anne Lutz Fernandez and Catherine Lutz | Aug 2, 2011 | 2 Comments

As though to prove compromise isn’t as stiff a corpse as it appears, the Obama administration announced on Friday that it had reached a key agreement with an industry proficient at stonewalling government regulation: the automakers. The deal, which meaningfully raises fuel economy standards, was something of a welcome surprise, with the industry putting aside […]

Debt Deal Could Mean More Painful Cuts for Transportation

By Tanya Snyder | Aug 1, 2011 | 2 Comments

The House and Senate are getting close to voting on a deal, reached over the weekend, to raise the debt ceiling and cut spending. There’s nothing in the legislative text that says anything specifically about transportation or the Highway Trust Fund, but it’s clear that the cuts mandated in the agreement will affect all sectors. […]

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