Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Pete DeFazio

Team Obama’s Transportation Chain of Command: ‘A Bit Complicated’

By Elana Schor | Jul 16, 2009 | 1 Comment

It’s no secret that key leaders of the House transportation panel and the White House economic team don’t get along — from quips about shovel skills to a stimulus "shouting match," committee chairman Jim Oberstar (D-MN) and his top lieutenant, Rep. Pete DeFazio (D-OR), have become two of their party’s leading Obama administration skeptics. Rep. […]

Leading Liberal Economist Endorses DeFazio’s Wall Street Transpo Tax

By Elana Schor | Jul 2, 2009 | No Comments

Few liberal-leaning economists have a higher profile in Washington than Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research. His critiques of the Obama administration’s Wall Street bailout as a glorified taxpayer subsidy have made Baker a must-read — as is his latest column for the Guardian. Its headline is "Banks own the […]

Lawmakers Push For Federal Help With Transit Operating: Read the Letter

By Elana Schor | Jun 9, 2009 | 1 Comment

The House and Senate are racing to reach agreement on a $90 billion bill to keep the Iraq and Afghanistan wars funded, but the legislation also could mark a pivotal victory for transit. Rep. Pete DeFazio (D-OR) (Photo: UPI) The Senate version of the war bill contains a provision that would allow transit agencies to […]